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
  • Against this scenario, Boeing must also cope with the loss of senior engineering talent critical to the creation of a new airplane, many of whom are departing due to layoffs or greener pastures in other parts of aerospace, such as space or electric air vehicles.
    Jerrold Lundquist, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
  • Cyberattack Causes Temporary Halt of Ticket Sales Japan Airlines temporarily suspended ticket sales for domestic and international flights departing Thursday but resumed operations within a few hours.
    Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 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
  • Zack Minasian has been moved up as his general manger–Zack’s older brother Perry is the GM of the Los Angeles Angels.
    Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 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
  • The fact that tax revenue didn't go directly back into the community, to fix roads and bridges damaged by years of fighting, made some residents angry — and fueled protests.
    Lauren Frayer, NPR, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of go
Verb
  • Elko’s not the type to get excited about early October standings.
    David Whitley, The Tennessean, 22 Dec. 2024
  • 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
Definition of get
Verb
  • The puck went off the inside of his leg and beat Jake Oettinger.
    Joe Smith, The Athletic, 28 Dec. 2024
  • The shock of fireworks going off all at once makes matters worse, Bernal said, and dogs with past trauma may associate loud noises with pain.
    Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 27 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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