as in departure
the act of leaving a place
his departing was accompanied by tears and heartfelt good wishes
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as in leaving
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as in exiting
to leave a place often for another
I'll sing one more song before I depart
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as in dying
to stop living
a special tribute for those members of the motion picture academy who have departed over the past year
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Recent Examples of departing
Paul Bledsoe, Baltimore Sun, 24 Mar. 2025
Lock your home before departing.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 22 Mar. 2025
The Bears have ridden their five starters throughout the season — four of which are departing as graduate students.
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 22 Mar. 2025
No flights were arriving or departing from the London hub for the rest of the day.
—Francesca Street, CNN, 21 Mar. 2025
Earlier this month the department disclosed that nearly half of its staff would be departing due to layoffs and voluntary buyouts.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
But, your new flight must be a United flight departing between March 20, 2025 and March 28, 2025.
—Michelle Baran, AFAR Media, 21 Mar. 2025
On Saturday, the airline is also anticipating on having a full schedule of flights departing from and arriving into LHR.
—Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 21 Mar. 2025
It was tracked departing from the air base two days later.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
Verb
After the Orioles were swept out of the playoffs without a win for the second straight year, many baseball mavens expected the team to make aggressive off-season trades or free agent signings, especially to help replace departing ace Corbin Burnes and hard-hitting Anthony Santander.
—Paul Bledsoe, Baltimore Sun, 24 Mar. 2025
Lock your home before departing.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 22 Mar. 2025
The Bears have ridden their five starters throughout the season — four of which are departing as graduate students.
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 22 Mar. 2025
No flights were arriving or departing from the London hub for the rest of the day.
—Francesca Street, CNN, 21 Mar. 2025
Earlier this month the department disclosed that nearly half of its staff would be departing due to layoffs and voluntary buyouts.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
But, your new flight must be a United flight departing between March 20, 2025 and March 28, 2025.
—Michelle Baran, AFAR Media, 21 Mar. 2025
On Saturday, the airline is also anticipating on having a full schedule of flights departing from and arriving into LHR.
—Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 21 Mar. 2025
It was tracked departing from the air base two days later.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for departing
Noun
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Since Howard's departure in 2012, the Magic haven't won a playoff series.—
DJ Siddiqi,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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The departures of Kuzma and Valančiūnas, as well as the additions of Middleton and Smart, set the stage for the Wizards to dramatically improve their ball movement and overall spirit.—
Josh Robbins,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The bullet entered McCoy’s face on the right side before exiting the left side of his face.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
People.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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The shooting Saturday in Pocatello outraged the boy's family and neighbors as well as viewers online who questioned why the officers opened fire within about 12 seconds of exiting their patrol cars while making no apparent effort to de-escalate the situation or use less lethal weapons.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Sporting’s Joaquin Fernandez was lucky to not get sent off in the dying seconds of the opening half.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
13 Apr. 2025
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The Blueprint for Maryland’s Future is a $10 billion boondoggle that places a very expensive band-aid on a dying public school system.—
Chris Roemer,
Baltimore Sun,
13 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Try to find a place that will block blowing or falling debris.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacramento Bee,
25 Mar. 2025
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That was after falling less than 13,000 fans short of 3 million in 2022.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Here are some key drug patents expiring soon.—
Bruce Gil,
Quartz,
24 Mar. 2025
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With his contract expiring in the summer of 2026, Palace must make serious efforts to tie their skipper down on a new deal, especially given the depth and quality in the squad behind Guehi is lacking.—
Carl Anka,
The Athletic,
24 Mar. 2025
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“Departing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/departing. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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