PARTING (WITH) Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

parting (with)

verb

Definition of parting (with)

present participle of part (with)

as in discarding

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Still, discarding more than one fourth of a Tarantino script feels like a pretty bold move.

— James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2026
The vehicle sheds these boosters during ascent before discarding its protective payload fairings.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of discarding

Verb

Chris Pratt is shedding light on the reality of raising four kids in Hollywood while keeping his Christian faith present in their lives.

— Janelle Ash , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026
Living room furniture does not stand a chance against a shedding dog, a muddy paw or a cat with strong opinions about upholstery.

— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of shedding

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The president’s 2024 campaign leaned into crypto to attract young men, a demographic that is deserting Republicans in the midterms.

— Isaac Arnsdorf, Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2026
Tennessee Williams’ autobiographical drama centers on a writer haunted by deserting his delusional mother Amanda and sister Laura, who’s painfully shy and retreats to her collection of glass animals.

— Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of deserting

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Carreira cautioned against abandoning wholesale too early, however, as retailers remain vital for reaching customers and building visibility.

— Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 17 Oct. 2026
Advertisement Dialogue does not mean abandoning our values, excusing aggression, or accepting injustice.

— Halla Tómasdóttir, Time, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of abandoning

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Supporters of 2022 World Cup champions Argentina were among the most visible in Doha during the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, with some saving for four years and forsaking home-buying in order to make the trip.

— Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
If bigger and better opportunities come along, striking while the iron is hot is a logical course of action, even when moves sometimes appear to make more sense for financial reasons than footballing ones and forsaking the comfort of operating in a stable environment.

— Andy Naylor, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2026

Definition of forsaking

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David Robinson, who led the writing of OpenAI’s safety reports before resigning, cited the Hugging Face incident as one sign of a broader problem.

— Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
The 1989 Charlotte federal trial was pure spectacle Two years after resigning, Bakker was convicted in Charlotte on 24 counts of fraud and conspiracy.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of resigning

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Although economic espionage is not without risk, unilaterally renouncing the practice in the current global environment is far more dangerous.

— DAVID S. COHEN, Foreign Affairs, 8 Oct. 2026
Eric Lai, a senior fellow with the Georgetown Center for Asian Law, said every actor in Hong Kong civil society who assumed that renouncing violence and working within the law would be fine has to revise that assumption.

— Kanis Leung, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of renouncing

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