sally (forth)

verb

Definition of sally (forth)next
as in to depart
to leave a place often for another he eagerly sallied forth from his small town to seek a new life in the bustling city

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sally (forth)
  1. depart
  2. exit
  3. move
  4. go
  5. get
  6. go off
  7. cut out
  8. walk out
Verb
  • By dawn, Assad had departed Damascus for Russia, without a word to the people his family had ruled—and gassed, imprisoned, tortured, and murdered—for a half century.
    Robin Wright, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2024
  • Advertisement Maybe the Diamondbacks can unload Montgomery and replace the offense lost by departing free agents Christian Walker, Joc Pederson and Randal Grichuk.
    Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of depart
Verb
  • There needs to be balance and some states should exit the program.
    David Shepardson, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Clients may lose faith in your ability to protect more than just their data and may decide to exit.
    Steve Gickling, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of exit
Verb
  • And the private sector is moving swiftly to meet growing demand for zero-carbon technologies and materials.
    Energy Innovation: Policy and Technology, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
  • This is a true win-now move and pushes Dallas closer to being legitimate title contenders again this season.
    Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of move
Verb
  • The cases, brought by 60 men and 60 women, span incidents going as far back as 1991.
    Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Silk Road traders, for example, needed intermediaries to guarantee that merchandise went one way and payments went another.
    Parvez Siddiqui, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of go
Verb
  • The video showed that the girl tried to get Witcher's attention to go to the bathroom but when Witcher finally checked on her two hours later, the child had urinated on herself, the document said.
    Claire Osborn, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Dec. 2024
  • Students can get Hulu with ads for $1.99 a month, and Hulu with no ads costs $17.99 a month.
    Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of get
Verb
  • Phill Simon and his family were sleeping in their Glen Park home when the screech of tornado alerts going off on their phones woke them up.
    Hema Sivanandam, The Mercury News, 14 Dec. 2024
  • Sometimes, the lights never go off, or there aren’t any mattresses, or the facilities are just too loud.
    Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of go off
Verb
  • Clearly, Canoo has its work cut out for it to right the ship.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 23 Dec. 2024
  • By Chad de Guzman December 20, 2024 7:00 AM EST Hwang Dong-hyuk has his work cut out for him.
    Chad de Guzman, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of cut out
Verb
  • The suspect then allegedly walked out of the train car and sat on a bench on the platform, watching, as police walked by, looking for the source of a smoke smell.
    Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
  • As the last of the peppermint bark cannoli were devoured and the party wound down, my wife and I walked out to see Michigan Central Station and its surrounding Roosevelt Park all lit up in white.
    Patrick Sauer, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of walk out
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“Sally (forth).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sally%20%28forth%29. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

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