1
as in departures
the act of leaving a place
the leave-taking of the guest of honor was scheduled for 11 o'clock
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2
as in farewells
the act or process of two or more persons going off in different directions
the sweethearts' leave-taking was filled with tearful pauses and promises to meet again
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leave-takings
Noun
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Grande has notably made some departures from her primarily pink, white and pastel wardrobe pieces in recent days, going more Elphaba than Glinda with certain looks.—
Jaden Thompson,
Footwear News,
11 Nov. 2025 -
But the Eagles expected to evolve — and needed to, given their defensive departures in the offseason.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
11 Nov. 2025
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Instead, the focus is on schedule reductions to regional and domestic mainline flights that do not travel between our hub airports.—
Deputy News Editor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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The company has also launched five suborbital test flights of its Starship megarocket so far this year.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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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
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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 17 Nov. 2025.
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