PARTED (WITH) Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

parted (with)

verb

Definition of parted (with)

past tense of part (with)

as in discarded

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This could help establish a circular supply chain in which discarded electronic components become feedstock for new industrial applications.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026
Popular imagination dismissed her as one of the lonely and disappointed women in a cardigan who peopled her novels, her books discarded as conservative and constricting.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of discarded

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In recent years, insurance companies have restricted business and shed large numbers of policies following catastrophic wildfires and fears about more in the future.

— Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026
At the time, tastemakers were shedding the darker, heavier, traditionalist aesthetics of the Victorian era.

— Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of shed

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Aden's airport was deserted after the Houthi warning, airport employee Salem Al-Awlaqi told The Associated Press.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026
Propped up by strong finishing, Tottenham were on 11 points at this stage a year ago, but soon reverted to their relegation-battling baseline once that ruthlessness deserted them.

— Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of deserted

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The passenger voluntarily abandoned the claws at the checkpoint, the TSA said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026
But big pharmaceutical companies have largely abandoned the quest for new antibiotics, because the research and development needed to discover them is time-consuming and expensive.

— Zoë Schiffer, semafor.com, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of abandoned

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But Vucic, who resigned from his second term as president to run again for prime minister, is a strong incumbent.

— Reuters, NBC news, 25 Oct. 2026
Since Sorrells was sworn in, at least 79 assistant district attorneys have resigned, according to a source familiar with the departures.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2026

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