as in departed
to leave a place often for another
now that my ride's here, I'll be stepping along
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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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Young exited Sunday’s win over the Jets near the end of the third quarter after getting sacked on a third-and-long.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Oct. 2025
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The company says that Bimal Kapadia will become its new CEO, succeeding Skipper, who exited the company earlier this year.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Oct. 2025
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Until Riley Moss drew the pass-interference call of all pass-interference calls, a flag that moved New York from the 40-yard line to the 1.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
20 Oct. 2025
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To measure the centre of gravity of the submarine, 16 tonnes of lead weights are brought on board and moved side-to-side.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Oct. 2025
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Their opening eight possessions featured six punts, a turnover on downs at the end of their lone productive drive and an aborted drive that went backwards in the final 64 seconds of the first half.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
20 Oct. 2025
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Bethune actually departed for one series for reasons that went unexplained, with Curtis Robinson taking over, but was back after a few plays as the defensive play-caller.—
Jerry McDonald,
Mercury News,
20 Oct. 2025
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The company’s début got Wall Street’s attention.—
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
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Fans got a proper look at the foursome in the final chapter for the film released last month.—
Mekishana Pierre,
Entertainment Weekly,
20 Oct. 2025
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While the United States walked out of April’s deliberations over a draft agreement, Russia and Saudi Arabia joined in its dissent at the time by voting against the measure.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
21 Oct. 2025
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In February 2025, a man walked out of the courthouse as a jury deliberated its verdict in the case against him.—
Noe Padilla,
IndyStar,
21 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The 18-year-old broke free, fled on foot and allegedly pulled out a semi-automatic hand gun, which Bettison said was recovered by police.—
Andrea May Sahouri,
Freep.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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Earlier this year, the mayor's office pulled out of advocacy for modernizing the state's energy standards after months of meetings and engagement on the issue, The Courier Journal previously reported based on email records and interviews.—
Connor Giffin,
Louisville Courier Journal,
22 Oct. 2025
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The Lexus was pushed off the roadway and rolled into Clear Creek.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
15 Oct. 2025
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At least eight homes in the town of Kipnuk were pushed off their foundations, and at least four homes in the town of Kwigillingok were inundated by the flooding, according to Alaska State Troopers.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Stepped (along).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stepped%20%28along%29. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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