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noun

as in departure
the act of leaving a place his departing was accompanied by tears and heartfelt good wishes

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departing

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adjective

as in leaving

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departing

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verb

present participle of depart
1
as in exiting
to leave a place often for another I'll sing one more song before I depart

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2
as in dying
to stop living a special tribute for those members of the motion picture academy who have departed over the past year

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Recent Examples of departing
Noun
Sunday is expected to be the busiest day at O'Hare Airport, with more than 300,000 passengers arriving or departing. — Lauren Victory, CBS News, 1 July 2026 While Schmid fills the role of a high-end backup, Florida still needs to acquire a starting-caliber goaltender prior to the start of the season with both Sergei Bobrovsky and Daniil Tarasov departing. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026 Jones departing gives the Pacers more optionality, and that is even more true with Smith heading toward a two-way deal. — Tony East, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026 This year’s primary should be wide open, with DeSantis departing, but the party has anointed one candidate, Koger said. — Jeffrey Schweers, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 June 2026 At the recent practice session in KCK, fans of the team gathered near the stadium just to catch a glimpse of their bus arriving and departing. — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 4 June 2026 Rogers’ openness to departing is not due to unhappiness in the Midlands, but an understanding that this is the summer to move. — Mario Cortegana, New York Times, 3 June 2026 Hupp said that departing is bittersweet. — Shannon Tyler may 31, Idaho Statesman, 31 May 2026 The Aztecs are hoping to upgrade the center position with both Heide and Compton departing. — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 May 2026
Verb
Sima Sistani, who led WeightWatchers for close to three years before departing in 2024, is launching Liberation of Flowers, inspired by her Persian roots. — Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 27 Aug. 2026 White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt held what was expected to be her final gaggle outside the West Wing on Thursday, her last day on the job before departing the role. — Natalie Allison, Washington Post, 27 Aug. 2026 Anthropic has become the leading destination for departing DeepMind researchers and advanced engineers. — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026 Or, go big with a private helicopter tour of the Hudson Valley with Wings Air Helicopters, departing from Midtown Manhattan. — Jessica Sulima, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Aug. 2026 Villa have undergone a summer of significant change with Morgan Rogers, Youri Tielemans, Ezri Konsa and Lucas Digne all departing Unai Emery’s squad, while the futures of Emiliano Martinez is also uncertain and Watkins is set to depart. — James Horncastle, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026 Mott was struck and killed by a departing Frontier Airlines Airbus. — Brian Maass, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026 Monitor wildfire conditions and evacuation notices before departing. — James Ward, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026 While there will be no season 6 for Outer Banks, and the remaining cast is departing, there has been a prequel series, Kildare, in the works for a while. — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for departing
  1. departure
  2. exiting
  3. dying
  4. moving
  5. falling
  6. going
  7. perishing
  8. parting
Noun
  • The View From Beijing In a departure from business strategies of the past, this current cohort of Chinese companies has a mandate to expand internationally, according to academic Karim Alwadi, based in Beijing.
    — Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Target your flight search to departure airports that regularly offer the greatest number of points and miles deals.
    — Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of departure
Verb
  • Slow Horses producer See-Saw Films has hired Fifth Season‘s Ben Irving, with Helen Gregory exiting after five years.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Security camera footage shows Clarke and the driver get out of the car and walk into the store, exiting minutes later, Detective Kelly Gomez wrote in the report.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of exiting
Verb
  • Working together can save people from getting sick or dying from Salmonella.
    — Kimberly Baker, The Conversation, 31 Aug. 2026
  • So, turn around your thinking and instead of dying with the largest bank balance, aim for $0.
    — Medora Lee, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of dying
Verb
  • Instead of simply moving the body without the patient’s involvement, HAL responds to the person’s own intention to move.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Others are already moving confidently through modern cities, studying, working and shaping lives increasingly separate from traditional expectations.
    — PhotoVogue, Vogue, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of moving
Verb
  • In 2008, a fake story online about Jobs’ death sent Apple stock (AAPL) falling 9%.
    — Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2026
  • City officials said on Instagram that city crews have removed electrical lines mounted to nearby palm trees that are at risk of falling.
    — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of falling
Verb
  • And in 1963, Steinem gained national attention for going undercover at one of Hugh Hefner's nightclubs.
    — Juliana Kim, NPR, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Cristobal still preaches relentless effort, a pursuit of excellence and, of course, the team focusing on going 1-0 every week.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of going
Verb
  • This summer has been a deadly one in Europe, with over 10,000 people perishing in the extreme heat over just a few weeks.
    — Morgan Simon, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Julie Chen Moonves shares her thoughts on that wild Big Brother premiere, including Rachel Reilly perishing in a volcano.
    — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 10 July 2026
Definition of perishing
Verb
  • In Japanese, the hero utters the name of the series to a villain in a parting one liner.
    — Gene Park, Washington Post, 23 Aug. 2026
  • But every dish gets a twist, or a zing, or a moment of cloud-parting clarity.
    — Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 26 July 2026
Definition of parting

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“Departing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/departing. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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