sallied (forth)

verb

past tense of sally (forth)
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sallied (forth)
  1. departed
  2. exited
  3. moved
  4. went
  5. walked out
  6. cut out
  7. peeled off
  8. got
Verb
  • Mara Sade, formerly Jakara Jackson in WWE, has officially departed TNA as a free agent following her contract's expiration on August 3rd.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Over a year after most DOGE members departed the government, independent auditors still cannot pinpoint who all the DOGE personnel were.
    — Meryl Kornfield, Washington Post, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of departed
Verb
  • Officers said two people reportedly met at a nearby shopping center, but the suspect at some point exited the truck and shot the victim at point-blank range.
    — Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Martin exited after the first two batters reached in the sixth.
    — LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of exited
Verb
  • At home, Indian authorities moved aggressively, seizing his properties and luxury assets, from high-end cars to jewelry and artworks.
    — Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Creekside and Worth County moved up in classification, and Bowdon and Hebron Christian have new coaches and graduated key players.
    — Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of moved
Verb
  • At the beginning of the year, some volunteers within Coppell ISD went door-to-door to recruit and keep students in public education.
    — Lacey Beasley, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The 22-year-old went from playing in the fourth tier of English football to getting an unexpected call from national team head coach Sarina Wiegman.
    — Emily Olsen, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of went
Verb
  • The union also says the management company interrogated and surveilled workers during a strike in June, when employees walked out to fight for higher wages and better benefits.
    — Aki Nace, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026
  • But on Sunday morning, as the couple walked out of their rideshare outside Midway Airport, they were apprehended by federal immigration agents.
    — Laura Rodríguez Presa, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of walked out
Verb
  • The March 2025 law introduced a two-generation limit, cutting out his siblings.
    — Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
  • After his SummerSlam win over Lesnar, Femi will be riding high, but WWE has its work cut out to keep him busy until an inevitable clash with Reigns.
    — Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of cut out
Verb
  • The pool was drained after the July Fourth fireworks, weeks after pieces of the lining peeled off and algae turned the water green.
    — Rachel Treisman, NPR, 30 July 2026
  • Once roasted, the skins can be peeled off and the internal ribs and seeds can be easily removed.
    — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026
Definition of peeled off
Verb
  • And found our own references, got into it, got the concept down, looked at some different artists.
    — Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Lesnar got revenge in the second meeting, thereby making the rubber match necessary.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of got
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“Sallied (forth).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sallied%20%28forth%29. Accessed 11 Aug. 2026.

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