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parted (with)

verb

Definition of parted (with)next
past tense of part (with)
as in discarded

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  1. discarded
  2. shed
  3. deserted
  4. abandoned
  5. resigned
Verb
  • In 2016, Bottura and his wife, Lara Gilmore, founded Food for Soul, a cultural project that empowers communities, and salvages and repurposes food that would otherwise be discarded.
    — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Its two outer booster engines were discarded during flight, while the central sustainer continued operating and later helped the converted Atlas launch John Glenn into orbit.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of discarded
Verb
  • Fifteen models wore four looks across 60 runway appearances, shedding a layer each time.
    — Minty Mellon, Vogue, 22 Sep. 2026
  • The report also shed light on Wells’ cellphone, which was taken back to the mainland without him.
    — Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of shed
Verb
  • In the process, the room itself is illuminated, revealing a workshop deserted in a hurry by its artisans, clay, sawdust, fabric, paper, and paint scattered across the atelier workbenches.
    — Liam Hess, Vogue, 9 Sep. 2026
  • When Jacquie Navratil rolls up to Angel City Lumber in an all-but-deserted stretch of industrial Boyle Heights on a summer Sunday, her white Dodge Caravan SE loaded with cat-trapping gear, she’s been in cat rescue mode for hours.
    — Adam Tschorn, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of deserted
Verb
  • The Department of Financial Services periodically holds unclaimed property auctions, where abandoned safe deposit box contents are auctioned by the Division of Unclaimed Property, the state said.
    — Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026
  • One of those vehicles was found abandoned and engulfed in flames near Detroit Avenue.
    — Dan Raby, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of abandoned
Verb
  • Bar resigned soon afterward, saying that he was being pushed out because of the investigation.
    — Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Rollins resigned in 2023 after the Justice Department’s internal watchdog accused her of broad misconduct.
    — Alanna Durkin Richer, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of resigned
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“Parted (with).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parted%20%28with%29. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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