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
He was considered the natural choice after Feld’s departure.
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Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 13 June 2025
Lindsay characterized the recent departures as part of the natural evolution of Amazon's health business.
—Ashley Capoot,annie Palmer, CNBC, 13 June 2025
On Wednesday, the U.S. State Department ordered the departure of all non-essential personnel from the American embassy in Baghdad, Iraq, as well as staff and family members in embassies in Bahrain and Kuwait.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 12 June 2025
Rittman said Tuesday that though Shawnee police officers spoke to Manny over the phone, the department will continue to investigate Manny and Luca’s departure until officers can make contact with them in person.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 3 June 2025
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Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 13 June 2025
Lindsay characterized the recent departures as part of the natural evolution of Amazon's health business.
—Ashley Capoot,annie Palmer, CNBC, 13 June 2025
On Wednesday, the U.S. State Department ordered the departure of all non-essential personnel from the American embassy in Baghdad, Iraq, as well as staff and family members in embassies in Bahrain and Kuwait.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 12 June 2025
Rittman said Tuesday that though Shawnee police officers spoke to Manny over the phone, the department will continue to investigate Manny and Luca’s departure until officers can make contact with them in person.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 3 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for departure
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The recent evolution of Mexican food in New York has been gratifying, not so much because of deviation from the classics but by the refining of them and giving them a modern twist in terms of color, presentation and better ingredients.—
John Mariani,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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Transcriptions of episodes of the Outside Podcast are created with a mix of speech recognition software and human transcribers, and may contain some grammatical errors or slight deviations from the audio.—
Outside Online,
Outside Online,
28 May 2025
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To be sure, the latest mass exodus of Cubans has given the regime a reprieve by removing potential protesters.—
Andres Oppenheimer,
Miami Herald,
5 June 2025
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The exodus accelerated with the onset of the Troubles, the period of violent conflict between Protestants and Catholics between the late 1960s and 1998.—
Rosario Del Valle,
Sun Sentinel,
3 June 2025
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There’s a stand-out scene where Matthew Lillard, playing Marty’s acquaintance Gus, advises him to take a detour to work as a sinkhole has just opened up on the road to his commute.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2025
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For something even more offbeat, take a detour to the Katla Geopark for ice cave adventures in near solitude.—
David Nikel,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
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The man landed in California via a commercial flight and made contact with his legal team while waiting in line to go through U.S. Customs and Border Protection, said Trina Realmuto of the National Immigration Litigation Alliance.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 June 2025
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On Friday, at least 14 commercial and charter flights were landing in Miami from Havana, according to flight information from the airport.—
Syra Ortiz Blanes,
Miami Herald,
7 June 2025
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The evacuation warning that was in place was lifted at approximately 4:30 p.m. At the height of the fire fight, there were 17 total engines, three hand crews, two dozers, four water tenders, four air tankers, one helicopter and one air tactical aircraft on the incident.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
14 June 2025
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On Wednesday, the State Department and U.S. military directed a voluntary evacuation of nonessential personnel and their families from some U.S. diplomatic outposts in the Middle East.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 June 2025
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To control them, use an insecticidal soap, but be sure to spray underneath the leaves.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
12 June 2025
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Neither their leaves nor their roots can absorb the sugar, Fox says.—
Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 June 2025
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Roth IRAs, on the other hand, are funded with after-tax dollars and offer no immediate tax break, but qualified withdrawals in retirement are completely tax-free.—
Jaime Catmull,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
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The agency then sought public input to determine if the mineral withdrawal should move forward.—
Dac Collins,
Outdoor Life,
12 June 2025
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From there, both Baeza and Journalism have a fair shot at settling in the early going.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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Defenseman Seth Jones has been noticeable in a good way for the Panthers in the early going.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
27 May 2025
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“Departure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/departure. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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