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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On Day 2, stir mixture and measure out 110 g (1/2 cup) of starter into a fresh container, discarding the rest (at this point, the discard is not ready to be used in recipes).

— Better Homes & Gardens, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Aug. 2026
The cruise line submitted a subsequent report detailing a range of corrective actions, from rewashing coffee urns to discarding the tray of bread where the fly was found.

— Nathan Diller, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of discarding

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Isla Fisher is shedding light on her life since separating from Sacha Baron Cohen.

— Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026
Contributor Stewart Savin put this model to the test by cleaning up after her 60-pound German Shepherd rescue mix, whose shedding season is 365 days a year.

— Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of shedding

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Over the next two decades, records are few, most of them noting criminal convictions for fighting in bars, stealing a watch, deserting a whaling ship, and beating his wife.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 July 2026
But Putin was not going to launch a new war against Turkey’s rebel allies just to save a petty dictator whose own soldiers were deserting.

— Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2026

Definition of deserting

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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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Inquest opens into death of 41-year-old former Cambridge sociology professor Jason Arday, found dead in south London days after resigning amid scrutiny of his record and credentials.

— Pan Pylas, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Republican Christine Moore served nearly 8 years in the seat before resigning her term early to unsuccessfully run for Apopka Mayor.

— Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of resigning

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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
That starts with renouncing the use of military intervention as a first resort and ending the practice of diplomacy by airstrike.

— MARC LYNCH, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of renouncing

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