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as in separated
to go or move in different directions from a central point
after traveling together for three weeks, we parted at Rome
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as in departed
to leave a place often for another
parted with great ceremony but with little preparation for the dangers that lay ahead
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as in divided
to set or force apart
parted the prongs with pliers
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as in died
to stop living
before I part, I hope I have the opportunity to say my good-byes
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Recent Examples of parted
Michelle Lee,
PEOPLE,
15 Sep. 2025
The audience watched quietly until Matthew McConaughey, sporting a parted blond bowl cut and ferrying students to some end-of-year fun, delivered a signature bit of dialogue.
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Hillary Kelly,
The Atlantic,
6 June 2025
Janay Kingsberry,
The Atlantic,
12 June 2026
This is about an unmarked stretch of I-90E, somewhere around the 47th parallel north in Washington State, where the mist briefly parted.
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C Pam Zhang,
Travel + Leisure,
11 June 2026
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Adjective
Instead of crimps, Paxton's honey blonde locks were styled in romantic waves and with parted curtain bangs.
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Michelle Lee,
PEOPLE,
15 Sep. 2025
The audience watched quietly until Matthew McConaughey, sporting a parted blond bowl cut and ferrying students to some end-of-year fun, delivered a signature bit of dialogue.
—
Hillary Kelly,
The Atlantic,
6 June 2025
Verb
Since the two organizations parted ways, the opera claims, the Kennedy Center has refused to return more than $17 million in gifts and donations.
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Janay Kingsberry,
The Atlantic,
12 June 2026
This is about an unmarked stretch of I-90E, somewhere around the 47th parallel north in Washington State, where the mist briefly parted.
—
C Pam Zhang,
Travel + Leisure,
11 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parted
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According to the full plot description on Amazon, our protagonists have more to worry about than just severed fingers.
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The inciting incident for the new story comes after the principal of the high school receives a severed human finger in the mail, sending the parents into an uproar.
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As the aircraft approached Atlantic City, a portion of one of the main rotor blades separated, the NTSB report showed, tearing the transmission and rotor apart and sending the helicopter crashing onto the Garden State Parkway.
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Watching Bryce Dettloff and Trinity Tatum pine for each other while separated by Casa Amor and realize their feelings for each other while unable to talk was sincerely romantic.
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Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and army chief Syed Asim Munir have departed Islamabad and are on their way to Switzerland where diplomatic discussions between the US and Iran are unfolding, a statement from the prime minister’s office said Sunday.
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The robot is being tested aboard the Song Hang research vessel, which departed on June 8 from Changxing Island near Shanghai.
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Organizers divided the cemetery into 29 sectors, and volunteers checked every single headstone that was still intact.
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Because in a country increasingly divided by social justice causes and their opposing viewpoints, fans increasingly care where their sports teams stand — sometimes to fans' glee or chagrin — depending on whether their opinions agree with that of their teams or leagues.
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The extent of any aid package will have to match the emerging picture of how many have died, how many remain trapped under the rubble and how many Venezuelans will struggle yet further for food.
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The family of Binh Pham, one of the crash victims who later died at University Hospital in Columbia, has hired Wendt Law Firm.
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If employees have to research eligibility, split transactions, save receipts and manually file claims, many will simply choose not to use the benefit.
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The prospect of a split upper band in EU member states raises technical challenges around coexistence and potential interference.
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Even though Toyota and Subaru jointly developed their six pack of EVs, the brands diverged on the steering wheel.
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This week, however, their paths diverged.
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The company exited bankruptcy on April 1, 2024.
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Talk to business owners who have already exited.
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“Parted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parted. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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