as in to depart
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 sally (forth)
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His enhanced role will see the character departing from previous depictions.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
6 Aug. 2025 -
The new company announced is post-merger executive roster Monday amid a flurry of reports of departing Paramount Global execs from co-CEOs Chris McCarthy and Brian Robbins to streaming chief Tom Ryan.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
5 Aug. 2025
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General admission on-site parking: All general admission traffic will enter and exit through the Cox Road gate and turn onto Voice of America Park Drive.—
Kaycee Sloan,
The Enquirer,
7 Aug. 2025
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But the bullet exited Welch's head, and that same bullet hit Palmer, a bystander who was attempting to act as a peacemaker, Worthy said.—
Andrea May Sahouri,
Freep.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Mederos had been more over the top, but the Angels moved his arm down about 10 degrees.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
14 Aug. 2025
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As hundreds of National Guard troops deployed on Tuesday in the nation's capital, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said homeless people in Washington, D.C., who refuse to move into shelters will face prosecution or fines.—
Brian Mann,
NPR,
13 Aug. 2025
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Other posts remain online long after going viral — even if the comments section is flooded with fans noting that a video or picture is falsified or abusive.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Aug. 2025
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Preston went missing for the first time in 1990, McCollum said.—
Everett Eaton,
jsonline.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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Students apply separately to get into magnet programs.—
Racquel Bazos,
Baltimore Sun,
13 Aug. 2025
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The Senators’ previous owner, the late Eugene Melnyk, put the wheels in motion for a potential project at LeBreton Flats back in 2016, but was never able to get the project off the ground.—
Carol Schram,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Consumers will get mad about something, employees will have complaints, and things will go off the rails sometimes.—
Emma Hinchliffe,
Fortune,
6 Aug. 2025
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Sanders will need to figure out how to win in Colorado without the star power that went off to the NFL.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Aug. 2025
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Anyone who ever wants to write my biography will have his/her work cut out for her/him, since virtually no documentation or juvenilia exist.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Aug. 2025
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James: Nottingham Forest (seventh) and Chris Wood (20 Premier League goals) have got their work cut out to maintain the same level.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
11 Aug. 2025
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After Haner granted the mistrial, the mother walked out of the courtroom and into the attorney holding room where her son was sitting.—
Stephanie Kuzydym,
The Courier-Journal,
15 Aug. 2025
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The couple walked out of prison after serving two and a half years, and have always maintained their innocence.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Sally (forth).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sally%20%28forth%29. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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