parting (with)

verb

Definition of parting (with)next
present participle of part (with)
as in discarding

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parting (with)
  1. discarding
  2. shedding
  3. deserting
  4. abandoning
  5. forsaking
  6. resigning
  7. renouncing
Verb
  • By decoding the reasoning and visual cues behind user preferences, the company said the platform converts these inputs into valuable insights rather than discarding them as clutter.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Marvel similarly spent a decade effectively building its stories and characters toward Infinity War and Endgame has since been criticized for floundering a bit — awkwardly trying and discarding various characters and stories.
    — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of discarding
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  • Breslow then traded Rafael Devers, shedding significant salary and acquiring prospects, including Kyle Harrison.
    — Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • If the Republican brand is toxic enough to guarantee a mathematical ceiling, the only viable path to the governor’s mansion may require shedding the partisan skin entirely.
    — Dain Fitzgerald, The Washington Examiner, 1 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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  • For Chan, success depends on convincing voters that the city’s challenges do not require abandoning the progressive politics that have long identified it.
    — Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Robinson is right that the culture has professionalized without abandoning its roots.
    — Peter Su, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of abandoning
Verb
  • 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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  • Former chief continues to collect pay Dustman, who served as chief from 2022 to 2025, has received at least $100,000 since resigning, The Star previously revealed.
    — Ben Wheeler August 4, Kansas City Star, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Ekeler was previously special teams coordinator at Nebraska and Tennessee in recent years, while Patterson hasn’t coached full-time since resigning from TCU in 2021.
    — Tim Casey, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of resigning
Verb
  • The 2019 Business Roundtable statement renouncing MSV changed rhetoric.
    — Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Mark Ford Rosemary Tonks emulated French Symbolist poets before converting to Christianity and renouncing all her own works.
    — The New York Review of Books, The New York Review of Books, 4 July 2026
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