1
as in departing
the act of leaving a place
his sudden departure left them wondering if they'd upset him
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2
as in deviation
a turning away from a course or standard
any departure from the modernist orthodoxy was scorned by the city's cultural elite
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Recent Examples of departure
The departure on Friday of technical director David Weir and the impending arrival of Jason Ayto as sporting director is part of that process.
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Andy Naylor, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Betting platform Polymarket shows wagers on Patel's possible departure before September 30 at 11 percent as of Monday morning—up from around 5 percent for the last three weeks.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
For Christmas, Google Flights says the low price range is historically 32 to 73 days before departure, with the lowest prices available 51 days out.
—Bailey Schulz, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2025
Longtime cast member Heidi Gardner has exited after eight years, and Devon Walker, Emil Wakim and Michael Longfellow have also announced their departures.
—Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
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Andy Naylor, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Betting platform Polymarket shows wagers on Patel's possible departure before September 30 at 11 percent as of Monday morning—up from around 5 percent for the last three weeks.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
For Christmas, Google Flights says the low price range is historically 32 to 73 days before departure, with the lowest prices available 51 days out.
—Bailey Schulz, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2025
Longtime cast member Heidi Gardner has exited after eight years, and Devon Walker, Emil Wakim and Michael Longfellow have also announced their departures.
—Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for departure
Noun
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How much of the two presidents Alaskans will be able to see beyond their aircraft arriving and departing is unclear.—
Al Weaver,
The Hill,
14 Aug. 2025
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As the duck progresses downstream, any tiny deviation will multiply.—
Joseph Howlett,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
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The surface of the display has an anti-glare coating and like most IPS panels offers a viewing angle of 178 degrees, both vertically and horizontally with less than 2% brightness deviation.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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But the organization had to recalibrate after DeWanna Bonner’s exodus and Caitlin Clark’s scratched sophomore year.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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Here is a table of the corporate exodus from California since 2024, according to The California Book of Exoduses from California Policy Center.—
Tina Chen,
Mercury News,
12 Sep. 2025
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But her road to this moment was filled with detours and potholes.—
Eric Andersson,
PEOPLE,
17 Sep. 2025
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An early tangent leads us on a 12-minute detour talking about Bob Dylan.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
16 Sep. 2025
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Romeo Beckham’s appearance in a leather flight jacket with matching leather trousers follows his previous modeling turns for Balenciaga (spring summer 2025) and Versace (fall winter 2025).—
Kerry McDermott,
Vogue,
19 Sep. 2025
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An alert air traffic controller in the New York control center reached out to the Spirit flight, telling it to execute an immediate right turn to avoid any possibility of colliding with Air Force One.—
Nate Anderson,
ArsTechnica,
18 Sep. 2025
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Follow evacuation instructions without delay.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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In Burke County, officials issued voluntary evacuation notices in flood and landslide zones and sent firefighters door-to-door to get people moving, a spokesperson wrote in an email to the Observer.—
Nora O'Neill,
Charlotte Observer,
18 Sep. 2025
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Athron explained that new tariffs apply if any tea blend contains leaves from China or India, regardless of where it's processed.—
Amanda Castro
Hannah Parry
Shane Croucher
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Since his killing at a Utah university last week, dozens of people have lost their jobs or been put on leave over social media posts critical of Kirk.—
Michel Martin,
NPR,
17 Sep. 2025
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The exercise, which comes to its 66th iteration, included in-port and underway phases, with the latter featuring live-fire drills—such as a ship-sinking event and a ship-to-shore landing and force withdrawal, demonstrating amphibious capabilities.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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On Sunday, the Indian Meteorological Department said that conditions are favorable for withdrawal of monsoon from parts of Punjab and other states over the next three days.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Departure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/departure. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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