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
In one way or another, most of Stiller’s episodes function as departure episodes.
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 21 Mar. 2025
One person said up to 3,800 employees could be cut from the agency's payroll, if not more, depending on how many staff can be counted from the departures.
—Alexander Tin, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2025
Google declined comment on the departures and would not answer questions about AI as a solution for its law enforcement request management problem.
—Thomas Brewster, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
The Pixel 9 Pro was seen by many as a departure from the norm of having the highest specs only available with the larger phones.
—Ewan Spence, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 21 Mar. 2025
One person said up to 3,800 employees could be cut from the agency's payroll, if not more, depending on how many staff can be counted from the departures.
—Alexander Tin, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2025
Google declined comment on the departures and would not answer questions about AI as a solution for its law enforcement request management problem.
—Thomas Brewster, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
The Pixel 9 Pro was seen by many as a departure from the norm of having the highest specs only available with the larger phones.
—Ewan Spence, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for departure
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Trump, in a deviation from his predecessor, has failed to commit the country to defending Taiwan, the self-governing island claimed by Beijing.—
Linggong Kong,
The Conversation,
25 Mar. 2025
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In other words, women have long been viewed as a deviation from men rather than a group deserving their own research and consideration, McGregor says.—
Shreyas Teegala,
Smithsonian Magazine,
25 Mar. 2025
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Related Articles Emotional goodbyes as East Bay horse track and stables see mass exodus and the end of racing Oakland to close 2 homeless shelters, raising fears residents could be forced to streets ICE just visited a California homeless shelter.—
William B. Baron,
Mercury News,
25 Mar. 2025
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Members accompanied an exodus of millions of Venezuelans, the overwhelming majority of whom were seeking better living conditions after their nation’s economy came undone last decade.—
ASSOCIATED PRESS,
TIME,
23 Mar. 2025
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The best of Mythic Quest’s detours have been the ones that have deepened the main narrative’s themes or the people within it.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Mar. 2025
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But our margin of safety—and the kids’ tolerance—had worn too thin to risk any long detours or backtracks.—
Alex Hutchinson,
Outside Online,
25 Mar. 2025
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In 2022, the Liberty were fined a record $500,000 for chartering flights to away games, with the league citing competitive advantage.—
Eric Jackson,
Sportico.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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The trip will be led by Lauren Sánchez — who is engaged to Bezos and is vice chair of the billionaire’s Earth Fund — and marks Blue Origin’s 11th human space flight.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
27 Mar. 2025
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The ongoing investigation will include a metallurgical analysis of the wing, assessment of pilot procedures, and evaluation of the passenger evacuation process.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
21 Mar. 2025
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Following the evacuation, aircraft rescue fire fighters entered the main body of the plane.—
Marlene Lenthang,
NBC News,
20 Mar. 2025
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Shortly after President Trump’s inauguration, the State Department put the entire agency’s staff on administrative leave, slashed its workforce, and halted a portion of payments to partner organizations around the world, including those doing lifesaving work.—
Vittoria Elliott,
WIRED,
20 Mar. 2025
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On Friday, the Trump administration issued an executive order that essentially put the employees of several agencies on administrative leave.—
Sean Collins,
Vox,
19 Mar. 2025
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The cease-fire agreed to in mid-January was a three-phase plan meant to lead to a long-term cessation of hostilities, a full Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, and the return of all hostages taken by Hamas.—
Ibrahim Hazboun,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Mar. 2025
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After age 65, no penalty applies, though income taxes do apply on non-qualifying withdrawals.—
Lina Storm,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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McNeese earned its first-ever win in the tournament and next faces No. 4 Purdue, which took down No. 13 High Point earlier in the day, despite the latter making things interesting in the early going.—
Ryan Morik,
Fox News,
21 Mar. 2025
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average eked out a 0.1% gain, while the Nasdaq composite rose 0.5%. Technology stocks, which had been the heaviest weights on the market in the early going, bounced back to offset a big share of the declines elsewhere in the S&P 500.—
Damian J. Troise and Alex Veiga,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Departure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/departure. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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