1
as in farewells
the act or process of two or more persons going off in different directions
although their parting was sad, they knew they would see each other again
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as in departures
the act of leaving a place
everyone waved goodbye at his parting
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Recent Examples of partings
The quality of these small partings can actually predict whether a relationship deepens in security or drifts into mere disconnection.
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Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for partings
Noun
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Those performances, emotional, soulful, and full of light, were not farewells, but gifts.—
Richard Gehr,
Rolling Stone,
10 Jan. 2026
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Musical farewells have quietly become SNL’s way of marking meaningful exits.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
21 Dec. 2025
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The departures of Mizell and Hawkins left Montgomery as a player would could stretch the field.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 Jan. 2026
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This stat is calculated by comparing each state’s one-way arrivals that originated in other states with its one-way departures that were destined for other states, using data from more than 24,000 rental locations.—
Lance Reynolds,
Boston Herald,
7 Jan. 2026
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The Homegrown has been a staple in the midfield since the early goings of 2024, but desires a move to Europe, according to Smith.—
Braidon Nourse,
Denver Post,
26 Nov. 2025
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Along with fifty-two books, Hahn wrote more than two hundred articles for The New Yorker, over eight decades, about goings on in places as unalike as Rajasthan, Dar es Salaam, Hong Kong, and Rio de Janeiro.—
Ariel Levy,
New Yorker,
23 Nov. 2025
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“Partings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/partings. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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