Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for parting (with)
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After discarding his sword Longclaw and chasing off his beloved direwolf Ghost, Jon would spend his days building cabins only to burn them down.—
Mekishana Pierre,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 Jan. 2026 -
Politically, the regime has rotted from within, discarding, discrediting, or detaining its own kind.—
Robin Wright,
New Yorker,
13 Jan. 2026
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Now a new preprint study is shedding light on Sagittarius A* by studying what happens as material falls toward the black hole.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
13 Jan. 2026
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The store closures reflect a broader retail industry shift, with Kroger, At Home and Marshalls also shedding brick-and-mortar locations in recent months.—
Iris Kwok,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Jan. 2026
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Gonzales has pleaded not guilty at trial to 29 counts of endangering or abandoning children.—
Matthew J. Friedman,
CNN Money,
14 Jan. 2026
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That means abandoning your inhibitions and not getting hung up on grammar or achieving proficiency, said Thomas Sauer, assistant director of resource development for the National Foreign Language Center at the University of Maryland.—
The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Jan. 2026
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Dufton, who was born with a rare degenerative condition called rod-cone dystrophy, talks with Lee Cowan about how losing his sight did not lead to him forsaking his potential.—
David Morgan,
CBS News,
28 Nov. 2025
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So forsaking crossing instead of cacciatore makes infinite sense.—
Irv Erdos,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Nov. 2025
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Runcie ended up resigning in 2021, after a statewide grand jury indicted him on a perjury charge.—
Scott Travis,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Jan. 2026
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Instead of resigning yourself to this mess, this hanging toiletry bag is an excellent storage hack that will keep everything from hair products to skincare in one neat, easy-to-locate pouch.—
Merrell Readman,
Travel + Leisure,
3 Jan. 2026
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Margaret’s father succeeded him as King George VI, and her mother Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, never forgave the duke for renouncing his duty to his country.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
29 Dec. 2025
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Ukraine withdrawing from all of the Donbas, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, and Kyiv officially renouncing its aim to join NATO.—
Andrea Shalal,
USA Today,
28 Dec. 2025
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“Parting (with).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parting%20%28with%29. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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