as in departed
to leave a place often for another
he eagerly sallied forth from his small town to seek a new life in the bustling city
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The fort once protected Calliaqua Bay, where ships loaded with sugar departed for England during colonial times.—
Essence,
Essence,
18 Oct. 2025 -
The Senate departed for the weekend on Thursday following a 10th failed vote on the clean GOP measure, and the House has been on recess for the past four weeks in a bid to pressure Democrats to accept that bill.—
Ramsey Touchberry,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Oct. 2025
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Mike Evans and Chris Godwin were inactive, while Emeka Egbuka exited with a hamstring injury and did not return.—
Cole Sullivan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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The Mean Girls star exited the series in 2006, leaving Poehler and the Late Night host with two additional years together before Poehler left in 2008.—
McKinley Franklin,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Oct. 2025
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With that goal, Messi moved into first place in the Golden Boot race, one goal ahead of Denis Bouanga of Los Angeles FC, who is away on national team duty with Gabon.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
12 Oct. 2025
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During that time, my mother developed dementia and was moved into a senior-care facility.—
Joe Garcia,
New Yorker,
12 Oct. 2025
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Smith-Schuster tumbled backward to the ground, jumped up and went after Branch.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
13 Oct. 2025
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Showing confidence the whole night that the outcome wouldn’t really be in doubt, BSU went for it seven times on fourth down, converting six of those.—
Jim Keyser,
Idaho Statesman,
12 Oct. 2025
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To begin to feel the story behind each collection before the first look even walked out was a testament to how creatively the designers and their teams set the stage.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
8 Oct. 2025
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Shortly after the Game 3 loss, Varland set down his hat and walked out of the visitor’s clubhouse.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
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The Dodgers got past the Phillies without their bats ever really coming to life.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
14 Oct. 2025
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Went through the progression as normal and got two negative plays in a row after the screen.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Oct. 2025
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Informed conclusion here — Whitworth and Fitzpatrick are going to dunk each other in a vat of Skyline Chili, then scream until the cameras cut out.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Dave Dombrowski will have his work cut out for him as the organization tries to turn things around in Philadelphia.—
Drew VonScio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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This culminated in Malen’s first goal, with Boubacar Kamara playing an exceptional through ball into the Netherlands international’s path, having peeled off Burnley centre-back Maxime Esteve.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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Yungblud joined the pair at the front of the stage for the final chorus while Perry peeled off a solo.—
Thania Garcia,
Variety,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Sallied (forth).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sallied%20%28forth%29. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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