DEPARTS Synonyms: 127 Similar and Opposite Words

departs

verb

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present tense third-person singular of depart

as in exits

to leave a place often for another I'll sing one more song before I depart

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as in dies

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 departs Arriving a day or two before your cruise departs allows time to explore the port city without rushing. —

Eve Chen, USA Today, 6 Feb. 2026 When the original British cast departs, the show will be performed by an all-American cast for the first time. —

Greg Evans, Deadline, 6 Feb. 2026 Valdez will stick around for at least one more season, leaving the Tigers with an ace even if Skubal departs. —

Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2026 Baboons will show their buttocks to others before walking away; the entire troop then departs. —

Shayla Love, New Yorker, 4 Feb. 2026 Medical school dean departs Also Friday, the Board of Regents bid farewell after nine years to University of Minnesota Medical School Dean Jakub Tolar, who has been named the new president, chief executive officer and executive dean of the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. —

Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 30 Jan. 2026 But with no title sponsor after Sunday, when Farmers departs after 17 years, and the PGA Tour expected to implement schedule changes beginning next year, questions have been bouncing around this week like a putt on Torrey’s poa annua greens. —

Jay Posner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Jan. 2026 This year the squeeze is particularly bothersome because the Legislature’s budget advisor, Gabe Petek, and Department of Finance officials are both warning that the state faces large and growing budget deficits after Newsom departs. —

Dan Walters, Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2026 This year the squeeze is particularly bothersome because the Legislature’s budget advisor, Gabe Petek, and Department of Finance officials are both warning that the state faces large and growing budget deficits after Newsom departs. —

Dan Walters, Oc Register, 27 Jan. 2026

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Departures remained elevated, with 262 CFO exits worldwide—2% higher than 2024 and 5% above the seven‑year average—but appointments outpaced exits by 54 roles, the widest gap since Russell Reynolds began tracking CFO turnover in 2019.

— Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 11 Feb. 2026
The driver exits the SUV, and gunshots are heard roughly two seconds later.

— Andy Rose, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026