parting 1 of 3

as in farewell
given, taken, or performed at parting she gave him a parting gift to remember her by

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parting

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noun

parting

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verb

present participle of part
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Recent Examples of parting
Noun
In a parting message before his two-game suspension took effect, Moore told the Wolverines to play for themselves and the name on the back of their jerseys, not for him. Austin Meek, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025 Belichick and the Patriots initially announced a mutual parting of ways in January 2024. Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
Kuwahara and Fox/Bento Box are said to be parting on good terms, with both the exec and the company opting not to renew his contract. Joe Otterson, Variety, 12 Sep. 2025 Beautiful, elusive and peppered with provocative nuggets about the nature of life and our place in it, Hungarian director Ildikó Enyedi’s Silent Friend is the Venice Film Festival’s parting gift to all those who have lasted the distance. Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for parting
Recent Examples of Synonyms for parting
Adjective
  • Once, during a farewell party for a beloved employee, guests watched a tiramisu flip over all on its own.
    Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
  • After 16 years of serving up burgers and peanut bombs, AJ Bombers has announced an official closing date of November 20 with a farewell celebration that night.
    Angelika Ytuarte, jsonline.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The Policy Forum previously reported 2012 was another high point for educator departures in Wisconsin, likely related to the 2011 passage of Act 10.
    Kayla Huynh, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Rather than having to track down ice at every turn, just pop this case and its TSA-compliant ice packs in the freezer prior to departure to keep your medication safe while in the air.
    Carin Ryan, Travel + Leisure, 6 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • How much of the two presidents Alaskans will be able to see beyond their aircraft arriving and departing is unclear.
    Al Weaver, The Hill, 14 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The first and fifth-place finishes pushed Mercedes further ahead of Ferrari in the constructors’ standings, a 25-point gap separating the two.
    Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Poehler and Arnett welcomed two children together, sons Archie and Abel, before separating in 2012 and finalizing their divorce in 2016.
    Sophie Dodd, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Investigators determined that moments later, while exiting the plane via the jet bridge, there was allegedly an altercation with the gate agent that resulted in the victim being knocked to the ground.
    Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Last season, Los Angeles took a 2-0 lead before exiting in six games, and lost shutout defenseman Vladislav Gavrikov to the New York Rangers in free agency.
    Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Unless Labour, the Greens, and Your Party come to an electoral understanding, their candidates will have to compete with one another, and with other parties, over every seat, dividing the left-leaning vote and potentially allowing Reform or the Conservatives to come out on top.
    Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 4 Oct. 2025
  • This industry has become exceptional at dividing us and pitting us against each other.
    Thomas Smith, Billboard, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Public companies aren’t dying, but CEOs who don’t adapt their investor strategy will.
    Dave Smith, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2025
  • One notable example is the recent finding that social isolation can significantly increase the risk of having or dying from a heart attack or stroke and negatively impact brain health.
    Rob Williams, EverydayHealth.com, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Apollo Global Management chief economist Torsten Slok has also noted the recent graduate unemployment rate is diverging for men and women.
    Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Some state public health officials have decided to make their own vaccine recommendations, diverging from the CDC for the first time in its 80-year history.
    Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2025

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“Parting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parting. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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