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1
as in abandoning
to cause to remain behind
you can leave your lunch in the refrigerator while we're outside starry-eyed lovers who promise never to leave one another
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2
as in bequeathing
to give by means of a will
I'm going to leave all of my possessions to my children
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as in quitting
to give up (a job or office)
he left his job in the city and moved out into the country
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as in handing
to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another
why don't you leave your watch with me while you swim?
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5
as in dumping
to end a usually intimate relationship with
is there ever a good way to leave a lover?
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as in letting
to give permission to
aw, leave him come
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Recent Examples of leaving
Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 7 Feb. 2026
The officer then walks around the exterior of the home, including checking the backyard, before returning to the front of the property and leaving.
—Stepheny Price , Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 9 Jan. 2026
With Durham leaving, LSU just added former Mansfield Lake Ridge and Aledo star running back Raycine Guillory, who is transferring from Utah.
—Greg Riddle, Dallas Morning News, 6 Jan. 2026
Bleeding, the victim stumbled out and snapped a few photos of the USPS van leaving.
—Olivia Young, CBS News, 24 Dec. 2025
And that was the difference between staying in the game or leaving.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 18 Dec. 2025
With both Heidi and Ego leaving, there’s only two full-time female cast members, Chloe Fineman and Sarah Sherman.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 5 Dec. 2025
The complaint says the student's parents disenrolled their children from the school before the end of the 2021-22 school year, after receiving backlash on social media from teachers and parents, blaming the parents for Kalumbula's leaving.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 7 Nov. 2025
With Mead leaving, Camela Kay said Eric Kay took on many of his duties.
—Sean Emery, Oc Register, 28 Oct. 2025
Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
Those many Americans who still understand that freedom is the magic elixir that drives growth and prosperity are exiting blue states, leaving them to stew in their left-wing, socialist, low-growth and low-opportunity juices.
—Arkansas Online, 11 Feb. 2026
Annie's husband, and Savannah's brother-in-law, is Tommaso Cioni, according to Page Six, which published photographs of the pair leaving their home in Tucson.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
This is ideal for decades of sliding across the ice, because bigger mineral grains are more likely to get plucked out by the ice, leaving holes in the surface that could cause unpredictable behavior.
—Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 10 Feb. 2026
The free McDonald's McNugget Caviar kits sold out within minutes after the website crashed Tuesday, leaving fans disappointed and frustrated.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 10 Feb. 2026
The Olympics are leaving everyone frazzled.
—Caroline Mimbs Nyce, New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2026
Every month of 2025 reported so far has seen downward revisions, taking initially reported estimates down by 624,000 and leaving average monthly payroll gains of less than 40,000.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 10 Feb. 2026
Some students chose to briefly participate by leaving class but not campus, and others chose to stay in fourth period and join up during lunch.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
Noun
However, 2011’s Time of My Life was the band’s final LP with Arnold alongside original members Roberts and Harrell; with the former leaving for health reasons while the latter was fired from the group after the bassist was charged with vehicular manslaughter in 2013.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 7 Feb. 2026
The officer then walks around the exterior of the home, including checking the backyard, before returning to the front of the property and leaving.
—Stepheny Price , Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 9 Jan. 2026
With Durham leaving, LSU just added former Mansfield Lake Ridge and Aledo star running back Raycine Guillory, who is transferring from Utah.
—Greg Riddle, Dallas Morning News, 6 Jan. 2026
Bleeding, the victim stumbled out and snapped a few photos of the USPS van leaving.
—Olivia Young, CBS News, 24 Dec. 2025
And that was the difference between staying in the game or leaving.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 18 Dec. 2025
With both Heidi and Ego leaving, there’s only two full-time female cast members, Chloe Fineman and Sarah Sherman.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 5 Dec. 2025
The complaint says the student's parents disenrolled their children from the school before the end of the 2021-22 school year, after receiving backlash on social media from teachers and parents, blaming the parents for Kalumbula's leaving.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 7 Nov. 2025
With Mead leaving, Camela Kay said Eric Kay took on many of his duties.
—Sean Emery, Oc Register, 28 Oct. 2025
Verb
In a strange twist, the Max app was developed by VKontakte (VK), which Durov co-founded before selling his shares and leaving Russia in 2014, after Durov said the Kremlin had asked the site to hand over Ukrainian users’ data.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
Those many Americans who still understand that freedom is the magic elixir that drives growth and prosperity are exiting blue states, leaving them to stew in their left-wing, socialist, low-growth and low-opportunity juices.
—Arkansas Online, 11 Feb. 2026
Annie's husband, and Savannah's brother-in-law, is Tommaso Cioni, according to Page Six, which published photographs of the pair leaving their home in Tucson.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
This is ideal for decades of sliding across the ice, because bigger mineral grains are more likely to get plucked out by the ice, leaving holes in the surface that could cause unpredictable behavior.
—Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 10 Feb. 2026
The free McDonald's McNugget Caviar kits sold out within minutes after the website crashed Tuesday, leaving fans disappointed and frustrated.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 10 Feb. 2026
The Olympics are leaving everyone frazzled.
—Caroline Mimbs Nyce, New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2026
Every month of 2025 reported so far has seen downward revisions, taking initially reported estimates down by 624,000 and leaving average monthly payroll gains of less than 40,000.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 10 Feb. 2026
Some students chose to briefly participate by leaving class but not campus, and others chose to stay in fourth period and join up during lunch.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for leaving
Noun
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This offseason will bring plenty of change with 33 seniors, including Daniels, departing.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
28 Nov. 2025
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Stammen and Preller have already begun discussing filling holes on the staff left by hitting coach Victor Rodriguez (Astros) and third base coach Tim Leiper (Mets) departing.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Nov. 2025
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Security footage shows the missing man crashing his car and abandoning it near the Best Western Hotel on Enterprise Drive.—
Julia Avant,
CBS News,
11 Feb. 2026
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Republican state lawmakers opposed the measure, saying the Legislature was circumventing its process and abandoning transparency and accountability in order to funnel tax dollars to a political ally.—
Andrew Graham,
Sacbee.com,
10 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Effectively, Newsom’s slow roll protects him from taking any meaningful actions, thus bequeathing reparations to his successor, like his many other unresolved California issues.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
22 Oct. 2025
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Rewriting society’s decision-making Unlike biased pundits who hem, haw and hedge their bets, Web3 prediction markets cut through noise, bequeathing a signal that feeds into pricing mechanisms themselves.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Sep. 2025
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Schaffrick has quite a story — turning pro at 14 before growing disillusioned with the sport at 21, quitting to become a plumber.—
NBC News,
NBC news,
11 Feb. 2026
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Santos-Griswold contemplated quitting the sport.—
Pien Huang,
NPR,
9 Feb. 2026
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Children were often seen handing the monks flowers, who in return gifted blessing strings.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
11 Feb. 2026
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The singer grew up watching his idols win awards on television, and eventually, those idols began handing him the awards.—
Itzel Luna,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The California Highway Patrol said the driver was dumping dirt into a nearby construction zone and left the trailer up before crashing.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
6 Feb. 2026
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Central banks and global investors are dumping dollars and buying gold.—
Paul Wiseman,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Experiential businesses and live events are letting customers find camaraderie by hating in-person.—
Julian Torres,
CNN Money,
14 Feb. 2026
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Mostly, however, Gee’s sophisticated, stealthily moving film folds any bursts of emotion into its exquisitely dark shadows, letting Evans’ limpid but heartsore music do most of the weeping.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
13 Feb. 2026
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From there, each piece is put into storage or, upon final retirement, donated to local schools’ theatre departments or dance studios.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 Feb. 2026
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Roth conversions are asset transfers from a pre-tax retirement account such as a traditional IRA or 401(k) into a Roth IRA.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Leaving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leaving. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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