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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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 title game marked Notre Dame’s fourth different starting offensive line last season, which will change again next fall after the transfer departures of Pat Coogan, Sam Pendleton and Spindler.
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Pete Sampson, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
The Chesterton Town Council decided last June after the departure of David Cincoski as town manager to reinvest his salary into an economic development initiative.
—Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2025
The departure of Caris LeVert at the trade deadline solidified his role.
—Sam Allard, Axios, 26 Feb. 2025
But there's little question that President Donald Trump's public comments appearing to accommodate Russia's President Vladimir Putin over a potential Ukraine war peace deal are a major departure from Joe Biden's confrontational stance against Putin.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2025
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Pete Sampson, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
The Chesterton Town Council decided last June after the departure of David Cincoski as town manager to reinvest his salary into an economic development initiative.
—Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2025
The departure of Caris LeVert at the trade deadline solidified his role.
—Sam Allard, Axios, 26 Feb. 2025
But there's little question that President Donald Trump's public comments appearing to accommodate Russia's President Vladimir Putin over a potential Ukraine war peace deal are a major departure from Joe Biden's confrontational stance against Putin.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for departure
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Any deviation, good or bad, is likely to play out on the margins.—
Jon Wilner,
The Mercury News,
19 Feb. 2025
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The intervention and reasoning — that a powerful defendant could be too occupied with official duties to face accountability for alleged crimes — marked an extraordinary deviation from long-standing Justice Department norms, which typically afford independence to federal prosecutors.—
Eric Tucker,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2025
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Delaware lawmakers have proposed a law to limit shareholder lawsuits and save the state from a mass exodus of tech companies.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
18 Feb. 2025
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The move comes amid a broader exodus of entertainment industry figures from the cultural landmark.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2025
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As always, Yellowjackets is full of mind-bending detours, supernatural gobbledygook, and foliage-laden costumes.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
18 Feb. 2025
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Motorists were asked to follow detours around the area.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
11 Feb. 2025
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Airlines have cancelled roughly 700 flights on Wednesday as winter weather moves across the country.—
Max Golembo,
ABC News,
19 Feb. 2025
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The Delta flight, on a trip from Minneapolis, was cleared for Runway 23 under a westerly wind, with gusts up to 38 miles per hour.—
Ray Sanchez,
CNN,
19 Feb. 2025
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The fires, which engulfed tens of thousands of acres in the Los Angeles area and forced mass evacuations, prompted schedule changes for many sports teams and leagues.—
Alex Andrejev,
The Athletic,
26 Feb. 2025
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The fire, which caused the evacuation of 1,200 people and the closure of Highway 1 for three days, was the largest battery storage plant fire in the United States.—
Paul Rogers,
The Mercury News,
25 Feb. 2025
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All agencies were directed to put diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) staff on leave, related programs were shuttered and employees were ordered to remove pronouns from their signatures.—
Rachel Scott,
ABC News,
24 Feb. 2025
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The unions argued that dismantling the agency and putting people on leave would endanger overseas staff, many of whom are in conflict zones, by cutting them off from government communication and medical and diplomatic resources.—
Melody Schreiber,
NPR,
23 Feb. 2025
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The memo also mandated the removal of DEI materials and the withdrawal of documents that conflicted with the new directives.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
25 Feb. 2025
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Radio Begum launched on International Women’s Day in March 2021, just five months before the Taliban took control of Afghanistan during the chaotic withdrawal of U.S. and NATO troops from the region.—
Landon Mion,
Fox News,
24 Feb. 2025
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Yes, the going got tough, so Samuel decided to get going.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
The Mercury News,
26 Feb. 2025
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The 2025 Super Bowl already made history when FOX announced that the going rate for 30 seconds of air time was $7 million.—
Emily Blackwood,
People.com,
8 Feb. 2025
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“Departure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/departure. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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