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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Typical recycling methods often rely on high energy, harsh chemicals, or high temperatures to recover only the carbon fibers while discarding or destroying the epoxy.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 19 Aug. 2026
Baumgärtner says one goal is creating a more circular economy where manufacturers recover useful components from older products instead of discarding the entire device.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of discarding

Verb

The company is simplifying its joint-venture portfolio and shedding underperforming properties.

— Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
Quanta spoke with Cao about evidence for the programmed theory of aging, what happens at each stage, and why aging mammals are like trees shedding leaves.

— Ingrid Wickelgren, Quanta Magazine, 14 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

Verb

Nessel says the party is abandoning civil discourse—making the August gathering a powder keg.

— Staff, FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2026
Not abandoning something tedious that was never wanted in the first place, but stepping away from work that was chosen and mattered, at the first small snag.

— Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 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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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
In these photographs, the maternal body enters spaces designed around seduction, aspiration, and idealized femininity without renouncing any of them.

— Alessia Glaviano, Vogue, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of renouncing

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