1
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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2
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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3
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
Cassidy Jensen, Baltimore Sun, 18 July 2024
Though she's been wearing the cut air-dried, this sleek and parted style is easy and occasion-ready.
—Tish Weinstock, Vogue, 3 Oct. 2023
Put the parted hair into a bun and secure it with a claw clip.
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—Samantha Olson, Seventeen, 18 July 2023
Clay masks, modeled with open eyes and parted mouths, preserved life in their faces.
—Katie Liu, Discover Magazine, 13 Nov. 2023
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Feldman’s attorneys said that’s when Wheeler gave him the tools and the two parted ways, but prosecutors said Feldman got into Wheeler’s Honda Accord, leaving his own phone behind in his car.
—Cassidy Jensen, Baltimore Sun, 18 July 2024
Though she's been wearing the cut air-dried, this sleek and parted style is easy and occasion-ready.
—Tish Weinstock, Vogue, 3 Oct. 2023
Put the parted hair into a bun and secure it with a claw clip.
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—Samantha Olson, Seventeen, 18 July 2023
Clay masks, modeled with open eyes and parted mouths, preserved life in their faces.
—Katie Liu, Discover Magazine, 13 Nov. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parted
Verb
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Data held in qubits is affected by data held in other qubits, even when physically separated.—
Chuck Brooks,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
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Then the dancers disappeared, too, except for Abraham and a couple, who separated and lapped the stage one last time before leaving.—
Jennifer Homans,
The New Yorker,
23 Dec. 2024
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The family departed Westchester County Airport on Saturday morning.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
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Ten of those ships departed from, or docked in, Florida or both.—
Cindy Krischer Goodman,
Sun Sentinel,
12 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Nunn died in 2016 from leukemia at age 63.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
28 Jan. 2025
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An American Airlines employee has died following an accident on the tarmac in North Carolina.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
28 Jan. 2025
Verb
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That is where their paths diverged.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2025
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But views diverged on the other two groups.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
8 Apr. 2025
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Norman Fell and Audra Lindley also exited one season earlier for failed spinoff The Ropers and was replaced by Don Knotts as Ralph Furley, the new landlord.—
Marc Berman,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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Mitchell exited the game against Mississippi State on Thursday with a knee injury, and Gates decided to sit him against the Gators.—
Maddie Hartley,
Kansas City Star,
15 Mar. 2025
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There are no plans to split off linear television since CBS is doing well and Par’s cable assets are a smaller percentage of its overall business now than at Comcast or WBD.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
7 Aug. 2025
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Hudson was split between two buildings this year to accommodate quick enrollment growth, with sixth grade students attending class in one location, while seventh and eighth grade students attend another.—
Krista Johnson,
The Courier-Journal,
7 Aug. 2025
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Trees must be felled with dangerous and expensive equipment, dragged up muddy and steep slopes with cables, cut into lengths, loaded onto trucks and hauled.—
William Baldwin,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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In reality, what felled her was not just one gangster’s greed but an entire organization’s—the inheritors of Rothstein’s operation—zeroing in on a mom-and-pop, or at least a mom, business, as big enterprises always do.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
4 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Hall has tried to drive the narrative in Lansing during a period of divided state government.—
Clara Hendrickson,
Freep.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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This applies to all drivers on all roads except for oncoming traffic on a divided highway where the road is separated by a barrier such as a concrete wall or a grassy median.—
Caroline Beck,
IndyStar,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Parted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parted. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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