sallying (forth)

verb

present participle of sally (forth)
as in departing
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 sallying (forth)
  1. departing
  2. exiting
  3. moving
  4. running along
  5. peeling off
  6. going
  7. walking out
  8. bailing out
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
Definition of departing
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
  • 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
  • Argentina is producing oil and gas like never before, helping make crude the country’s leading export for the first time, though worries persist that the economy is running along two tracks.
    — Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Video captured by e-biker Jamaal Harrison shows the small pig running along Hayworth Avenue near West Hollywood as Harrison follows on his bike.
    — USA TODAY, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of running along
Verb
  • If summer is about peeling off layers, fall is about bringing them back.
    — Nicol Natale, PEOPLE, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Ultimately, Farage decided that his party would only run candidates in areas that had traditionally been strongholds for Labour, in hopes of peeling off voters who couldn’t bring themselves to vote for Conservatives.
    — Nick Tabor, Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of peeling off
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
  • The video shows a customer walking out of Cinnaholic when the girls ride the scooter through the window, shattering the glass.
    — Adam Thompson, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Half your workforce could be one better offer away from walking out the door.
    — Miriam Groom, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of walking out
Verb
  • The suspect driver continued speeding along surface streets at up to 80 mph, with one passenger bailing out before the driver took off again.
    — Julie Sharp, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Las Vegas Night Bail Bondsmen, celebrating the industry of bailing out frat boys who let loose a bit too much in Vegas.
    — Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Definition of bailing out
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