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parted

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verb

past tense of part
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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of parted
Adjective
Put the parted hair into a bun and secure it with a claw clip. 4. Samantha Olson, Seventeen, 18 July 2023 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 See All Example Sentences for parted
Recent Examples of Synonyms for parted
Verb
  • Data held in qubits is affected by data held in other qubits, even when physically separated.
    Chuck Brooks, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Nellie, who was separated from her husband, lived alone in a house not far from Clinton.
    Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • One surprisingly active club has been the Athletics, who have departed Oakland and will play their home games in Sacramento in the near term.
    Tony Blengino, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Multiple other execs in the C-suite departed in the time since, most recently president and chief operating officer Chris Ruble, who was terminated in December.
    Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 8 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • After a lifetime of making people laugh, Newhart died on July 18 at his home in Los Angeles.
    Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Adams Earley died in 2002 at age 83 in Dayton.
    Laura A. Bischoff, The Enquirer, 24 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Our far more divided country disagrees about basic goals.
    Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
  • The country may be politically divided and thrust into chaos, but the pretty people of Hollywood walked the red carpet and grabbed their gold statues without much notice.
    Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • This was the moment that Newcastle United and inevitability diverged.
    George Caulkin, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
  • This variation likely developed before humans diverged from Neanderthals and Denisovans.
    Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 27 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Spurgeon sustained an injury during the play and exited the game.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
  • On May 7, 1970, David exited his platoon's defense perimeter and repeatedly drew attention toward himself after an initial enemy assault that mortally wounded his platoon leader and several other service members, according to the Army.
    Luis Martinez, ABC News, 3 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • The game is split into night and day cycles, where the danger of the journey melts into campfire talk at night and exchanging stories with other travelers.
    Megan Farokhmanesh, WIRED, 5 Mar. 2025
  • The Lionsgate Studios and Starz will soon split into two stand-alone companies.
    Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 4 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • He’s played in 17 of 34 games ever since, felled by a torn ACL, a concussion, an ankle injury and a wrist injury that needed surgery.
    Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2025
  • He remains deeply saddened by the death of his favorite politician, former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, felled by an assassin's bullets.
    Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025

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“Parted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parted. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.

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