1
as in departures
the act of leaving a place
the leave-taking of the guest of honor was scheduled for 11 o'clock
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as in farewells
the act or process of two or more persons going off in different directions
the sweethearts' leave-taking was filled with tearful pauses and promises to meet again
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Noun
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At his best, Doughty could offset the departures of Gavrikov and Jordan Spence better than Brian Dumoulin and Cody Ceci can.—
Murat Ates,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025 -
The depth chart stands at 51 players following the departures of Campbell and Johnson.—
Mike Kaye,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Sep. 2025
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The former Brighton and Chelsea manager then informed the players and said his farewells, with many of the squad shocked at the timing of the decision.—
Roshane Thomas,
New York Times,
28 Sep. 2025
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The promo references the famous —or, sometimes, infamous — farewells that contestants leave, penned in lipstick, on the vanity mirrors where queens do their makeup.—
Mathew Rodriguez,
Them.,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Throughout the games, Snoop will appear alongside NBC Olympics host Mike Tirico and regale primetime audiences with his unique perspective on the goings on in Northern Italy during the winter games.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
29 Sep. 2025
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When Jean and her fiancé arrived at the Jamesons’, the Juneteenth goings on were already in full swing.—
David Wright Faladé,
New Yorker,
28 Sep. 2025
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From Monday, September 29, through Friday, October 3, all civilian drone flights are prohibited in Danish airspace in connection with the EU summit.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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The flights and the visas and the stage advancing, none of it was done.—
Shirley Halperin,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Up to date evacuations are available on the Perimeter evacuation website.—
Jenavieve Hatch,
Sacbee.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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The first evacuations were ordered Thursday afternoon, and two expansions Friday increased the evacuation zone to 21 square miles.—
Bay Area News Group,
Mercury News,
23 Aug. 2025
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“Leave-takings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leave-takings. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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