leave-takings

plural of leave-taking

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for leave-takings
Noun
  • Some of the departures from Harry and Meghan’s teams have likely been about people using the job with them as a springboard for bigger things.
    Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Back in August, Office of Personnel Management Director Scott Kupor said roughly 300,000 federal workers would be gone from the government by the end of the year, noting that 80% of those departures were voluntary.
    Andrea Hsu, NPR, 28 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
  • There are other skalds, or griots, or troubadours devoted to the goings on in the Pembroke (and, later, Powell) home, and when the reruns hit the streamers our world grew.
    Sam Lipsyte, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • The flights were miserable, but the anxiety between trips was just as bad.
    Rustin Dodd, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The relaxed fit through the hip and thigh gives you room during long flights, while the fabric gives the right amount of stretch to keep things looking sleek.
    Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • All mandatory evacuations were lifted Sunday, but low-lying areas and residences along the river remain on pre-evacuation orders.
    Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Up to date evacuations are available on the Perimeter evacuation website.
    Jenavieve Hatch, Sacbee.com, 1 Sep. 2025
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“Leave-takings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leave-takings. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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