leave-takings

plural of leave-taking

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leave-takings
Noun
  • The Policy Forum previously reported 2012 was another high point for educator departures in Wisconsin, likely related to the 2011 passage of Act 10.
    Kayla Huynh, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Two of Grammy-winning worship collective Maverick City Music‘s members, Chandler Moore and Naomi Raine, have announced their departures from the group.
    Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 6 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The former Brighton and Chelsea manager then informed the players and said his farewells, with many of the squad shocked at the timing of the decision.
    Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025
  • The promo references the famous —or, sometimes, infamous — farewells that contestants leave, penned in lipstick, on the vanity mirrors where queens do their makeup.
    Mathew Rodriguez, Them., 17 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Much to the frustration of sleuthing fans, Sherman-Palladino has continued to defend the miniseries’ ending, saying her concern wasn’t with the goings on of any of the aforementioned men.
    Claire Franken, TVLine, 6 Oct. 2025
  • But off camera, incarcerated men whisper about terrible goings on being kept secret from the public, sparking a six-year investigation behind the walls of the nation’s deadliest prison system.
    Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Without data centers, flights would be grounded (pilots could not get weather info and flight plans would not be available), communication would become rudimentary, payments would stop processing (welcome back, bartering) — even 911, which goes through an online system, would shut down.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
  • The president of the European Commission highlighted that in just the last two weeks, Russian drones and warplanes have violated the airspace of six European nations, scrambling jets, grounding commercial flights and posing a direct threat to EU citizens.
    Caitlin McFall, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Up to date evacuations are available on the Perimeter evacuation website.
    Jenavieve Hatch, Sacbee.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • The first evacuations were ordered Thursday afternoon, and two expansions Friday increased the evacuation zone to 21 square miles.
    Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 23 Aug. 2025
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“Leave-takings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leave-takings. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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