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
  • The new Air Force One has now departed Ankara without the president on board.
    — Jamie Gray, NBC news, 9 July 2026
  • The aircraft operated by the private carrier K2 Airways had departed from Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates and reported a navigational system problem before losing contact with air traffic control late Tuesday.
    — Munir Ahmed, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
Definition of departed
Verb
  • Germany hasn’t won a knockout match since hoisting the trophy in 2014 and exited here against Paraguay in a penalty shootout.
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2026
  • Right-hander Brayan Bello is an option to fill in for the All-Star southpaw, who exited his Sunday start in Anaheim with an adductor strain.
    — Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 9 July 2026
Definition of exited
Verb
  • Kaskaskia’s dwindling number of citizens moved inland, to the center of the island.
    — Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
  • But when McGinley was a teen-ager, Michael became sick with AIDS and moved home to New Jersey.
    — Chris Wiley, New Yorker, 4 July 2026
Definition of moved
Verb
  • The rookie point guard went 7 of 19 from the field and 4 of 9 from 3-point range after struggling with his shot in his summer league debut.
    — Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 7 July 2026
  • Desperate to close the gap, Sebastian Berhalter brought energy off the bench and nearly scored, but his shot went wide left.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 7 July 2026
Definition of went
Verb
  • After searching all the cat's favorite hiding spots, the owners assumed the white cat had walked out the front door.
    — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026
  • Hector Alvarez saw them being walked out of the skyscraper's loading dock in handcuffs.
    — Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 1 July 2026
Definition of walked out
Verb
  • This was the case for Morocco’s opener, where Casemiro had eyes on two players at once while his team-mates failed to cut out the pass ahead of him.
    — Mark Carey, New York Times, 6 July 2026
  • This show could use flexibility in runtimes to cut out the fluff.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
Definition of cut out
Verb
  • The federal government won't seek a new company to repair the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool after the water turned green with algae earlier this summer and the blue liner along its base peeled off in chunks.
    — Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 6 July 2026
  • The school’s windows were cracked, some shattered, while the roof had peeled off in places.
    — Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2026
Definition of peeled off
Verb
  • Three players who logged heavy minutes in the two previous games -- Vlad Goldin, Jahmir Young and Trevor Keels -- got the night off.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 7 July 2026
  • And the Dodgers got another shot, with Pages on second to start the inning.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
Definition of got
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