vamoosing

verb

present participle of vamoose
as in departing
to leave a place often for another it's getting late, so we had better vamoose

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vamoosing
  1. departing
  2. exiting
  3. moving
  4. going
  5. getting
  6. running along
  7. pulling out
  8. getting off
Verb
  • Warner Bros Motion Picture chiefs De Luca and Pamela Abdy are departing.
    — Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Investigators have located the wreckage of a medical transport helicopter that crashed in the Pacific Ocean after departing Wednesday night from Santa Catalina Island, killing a pilot and a nurse.
    — Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of departing
Verb
  • Elsewhere in the makeup category, after exiting most of its department store distribution and launching on social, de La Faverie said that Bobbi Brown is finally gaining market share.
    — Jenny B. Fine, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Crude oil exiting the Strait of Hormuz averaged about 10 million barrels per day over the past week, despite a rising number of attacks on tankers.
    — Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of exiting
Verb
  • While Spencer Jones is still a work in progress defensively in center, Grisham certainly shouldn’t be patrolling the position for the Yankees moving forward.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 9 Oct. 2026
  • There were Penn parents, too, likely moving their kids into college that weekend.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of moving
Verb
  • And then, largely as a byproduct of the scaremongering around the AIDS crisis, there was a sense of things going backwards.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Seeing that table filled with this much talent, funding and support is what keeps us going.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of going
Verb
  • Kimmel asked, getting the scoop for the general public, whose curiosity about the wedding still lingers.
    — Ashley Iasimone, Billboard, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Of course, amid the rise of streaming movies in the home coming out of the pandemic, followed by the 2023 Los Angeles writers and actors strikes, getting film lovers back into the Cranford Theater remained a challenge.
    — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of getting
Verb
  • There are also chines running along the fuselage, which provide better aerodynamics, with lift being particularly improved for carrier operations.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Oct. 2026
  • The Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad operates between Durango and Silverton, traversing the San Juan National Forest and running along the Animas River.
    — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of running along
Verb
  • As good as Oliver Stone is at pulling out incredible performances from his male stars, the same isn’t always true for his leading ladies.
    — Michael Douglas, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Stack slices together to make your own roll-ups, perfect for pulling out between classes.
    — Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of pulling out
Verb
  • Meanwhile, Kyler Murray’s return gives the Vikings a boost against a Bucs defense that has had problems getting off the field.
    — Hank Gola, New York Daily News, 25 Sep. 2026
  • In August, when service was disrupted, Brannon sat on the train for more than three hours before getting off and requesting an Uber, which costs significantly more money.
    — Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of getting off
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“Vamoosing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vamoosing. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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