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
Clay masks, modeled with open eyes and parted mouths, preserved life in their faces.
—Katie Liu, Discover Magazine, 13 Nov. 2023
Steve Silverman, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Justin, who joined Tooter on Friday at Broward General, noticed the jungle of trees was strangely parted alongside the concrete wall about a mile west of Interstate 95.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2025
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Verb
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
Clay masks, modeled with open eyes and parted mouths, preserved life in their faces.
—Katie Liu, Discover Magazine, 13 Nov. 2023
Adjective
Thielen spent the first nine years of his career with the Vikings before the team parted company with him in order to gain flexibility with the salary cap.
—Steve Silverman, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Justin, who joined Tooter on Friday at Broward General, noticed the jungle of trees was strangely parted alongside the concrete wall about a mile west of Interstate 95.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parted
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Though, with modular parts, the arms and seats can be separated to make moving easier.—
Zoë Sessums,
Architectural Digest,
4 Sep. 2025
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The two, who share three children, separated in July 2021 and finalized their divorce in September 2022.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Glenn Martens for Maison Margiela Succeeding John Galliano—who departed the brand after 10 years in December of 2024—Martens is currently the creative director at both Maison Margiela and Diesel, connected through their parent company OTB Group.—
Elizabeth Grace Coyne,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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The United dressing room was said to be toxic and fractured when Mourinho departed, with Solskjaer would be the man to repair it.—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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The resort is divided into domestic and international zones.—
Jeanne Bonner,
CNN Money,
6 Sep. 2025
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Choose the Right Varieties Garlic is divided into two main categories, and there are numerous cultivars of each type to choose from.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 Sep. 2025
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Osbourne, who died July 22 at 76 after a heart attack, famously bit the head off a bat during a solo performance.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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Julie Henneberry, a Bay View woman whose firefighter father died on 9/11, is sharing her story publicly for the first time.—
Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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Professor Orloff is a severed head that floats in a jar.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
6 Sep. 2025
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The project, which was written by Cesar Vitale, winner of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Nicholl Fellowship in Screenwriting, follows a lonely woman (Alcock) who mistakenly receives a severed thumb in the mail.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
28 Aug. 2025
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The theory diverged from the dominant, century-long view that evolution adhered to a slow, steady pace of Darwinian gradualism, in which species incrementally and almost imperceptibly developed into new ones.—
Jake Buehler,
Quanta Magazine,
28 Aug. 2025
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Mingling and interbreeding Modern humans and Neanderthals share an ancestor that originated in Africa, but the two lineages diverged at least 500,000 years ago.—
Mindy Weisberger,
CNN Money,
28 Aug. 2025
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In the photos, Justin, 31, could be seen placing his hand on his wife’s back as exited their black SUV and headed inside.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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Last week, it was revealed that Heidi Gardner, Michael Longfellow, Devon Walker and Emil Wakim have exited the long-running NBC sketch comedy series — the most departures since 2022, when eight people left SNL ahead of season 48.—
Carly Thomas,
HollywoodReporter,
31 Aug. 2025
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Kherson, Ukraine — Russia has launched a new bid to exert control over the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson by threatening key access roads with its drones and trying to split it in two by striking a vital bridge.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
7 Aug. 2025
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One major critique of this season is that there was no need to split its episodes in half.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Parted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parted. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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