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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2
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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Fan favorites Carter and Nicol get proper farewells and treat them with grace.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Its airport is 280 miles from the mountain peaks of Tahiti and 5,518 miles from a stream of overnight departures at LAX that ferry passengers to the island nation from France and the United States.—
Joe Sills,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Season 8, which aired between 2022 and 2023, marked a particularly dramatic shift, with the departures of key cast members like Brian Tee, Nick Gehlfuss, and Guy Lockard.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Here were records of altered states that felt apart from the normal goings on of our mutually agreed upon society, proof that something else was afoot.—
Ellyn Gaydos
August 11,
Literary Hub,
11 Aug. 2025
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Throughout Thursday’s earnings call, Clerc touched on other major goings on across the supply chain that have impacted the wider container market.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Partings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/partings. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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