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as in separated
to go or move in different directions from a central point
after traveling together for three weeks, we parted at Rome
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as in departed
to leave a place often for another
parted with great ceremony but with little preparation for the dangers that lay ahead
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as in divided
to set or force apart
parted the prongs with pliers
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as in died
to stop living
before I part, I hope I have the opportunity to say my good-byes
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Recent Examples of parted
Katie Liu, Discover Magazine, 13 Nov. 2023
With her brand new red locks separated in a half-up half-down style, Fox brilliantly combines the chaos of a messy bun with the cleanness of parted face-framing strands.
—Henry Chandonnet, Peoplemag, 25 July 2023
The evidence shows Majors’ accuser seemingly unharmed in the hours after the two parted company.
—Christie D’zurilla, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2023
When testing the laser on a stream of water, the results were equally spectacular — the pulse separated the water and the parted streams are pushed backward.
—Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 24 May 2016
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Adjective
Clay masks, modeled with open eyes and parted mouths, preserved life in their faces.
—Katie Liu, Discover Magazine, 13 Nov. 2023
With her brand new red locks separated in a half-up half-down style, Fox brilliantly combines the chaos of a messy bun with the cleanness of parted face-framing strands.
—Henry Chandonnet, Peoplemag, 25 July 2023
The evidence shows Majors’ accuser seemingly unharmed in the hours after the two parted company.
—Christie D’zurilla, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2023
When testing the laser on a stream of water, the results were equally spectacular — the pulse separated the water and the parted streams are pushed backward.
—Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 24 May 2016
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The Malibu Village mall is separated from the coast by two rows of houses, a golf course and Pacific Coast Highway, yet is still at risk because of its proximity to not just the ocean but also Malibu Lagoon.Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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The Rocketman star also recalled having nightmares after being separated from his mom on a flight as a child.EW.com, EW.com, 10 Dec. 2024
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Two medical responders were seen briefly entering his office and then departed.Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 10 Dec. 2024
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Rattle, who departed in 2018, described them as a company made up of leading actors.Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
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The poet and scholar, who died Monday at 81, was a gifted chronicler of the wonders and complexity of Black life—a talent buoyed by her warm, imaginative approach to both art and social change.Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 11 Dec. 2024
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Lipton died in 2019 at age 72 and Williams died in 2021 at age 81.Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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For some, the assassination was held up as evidence of a divided country obsessed with bloodshed.Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2024
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The divided region has remained a flashpoint for nearly half a century, including throughout the ongoing 14-month war between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas movement, which has been backed by Iran and its Axis of Resistance coalition, of which Syria was a member.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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When the last of the wine was finally secured and the drivers strapped in, the semis, each escorted by an armored truck, rumbled past the steel gates and then diverged, assigned to separate routes down the mountain, across more than a thousand miles and three state lines, headed for California.Josh Condon, Robb Report, 8 Dec. 2024
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Two diverged roads Frozen turkeys, which go through a blast freezer for about 24 hours to freeze, can be held for months.Solcyré Burga, TIME, 25 Nov. 2024
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McConnell later Tuesday afternoon exited his office to cast a vote on the Senate floor.Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 10 Dec. 2024
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Purdy exited for one play after getting hit high and low on a Bears (4-9) pass rush.Kevin Fishbain, The Athletic, 9 Dec. 2024
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The responses were also split along party lines, with a fair amount of Democrats finding the killing acceptable compared to very few Republicans and independents.Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 17 Dec. 2024
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The two teams split in the regular season last year, but Conard beat Glastonbury in the CCC quarterfinals.Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 17 Dec. 2024
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President Bashar al-Assad, and his late father and predecessor, Hafez, were omnipresent forces, glaring down from the many billboards, posters, and statues that were felled this week with all the exuberance, rage, and grief of the long-oppressed.Rania Abouzeid, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2024
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It was even enlarged to incorporate two massive, historic elm trees that would have been felled to accommodate the structure otherwise.Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Nov. 2024
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“Parted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parted. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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