DEPARTS Synonyms: 127 Similar and Opposite Words

departs

verb

present tense third-person singular of depart

as in exits

to leave a place often for another I'll sing one more song before I depart

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as in dies

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 departs Guests who don’t fancy a hike can take the cable car, which departs from the hotel and goes straight to the Alpe di Siusi viewpoint. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026 Patterson departs after missing two of his nine field goal attempts and one of his nine extra point attempts this season. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2026 The all-day excursion departs from the town of Pleasant Lake, Indiana, and chugs past farms, fields, and woodlots painted red and gold before arriving in Hillsdale, Michigan. — Lauren Dana Ellman, Midwest Living, 15 Oct. 2026 At the root of these changes is Dhillon's vision of the Civil Rights Division and its mission that dramatically departs from tradition. — Ryan Lucas, NPR, 11 Oct. 2026 The ending, which substantially departs from Malerman’s novel, offers a richer choice than the source material. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2026 Though his platform departs from typical Republican proposals, some views Corbett has shared on his podcast hew closely to party orthodoxy. — Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026 After Ted arrives and Roy departs, Ted and Rebecca have their own, more philosophical heart-to-heart about how being messy is part of being alive. — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2026 The federal program departs from most state programs by not forcing students to leave public school to qualify for the scholarship. — Bianca Vázquez Toness, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

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All entrances and exits to the city remained sealed, with the operation focused in Deir Bahha and another part of the city called Al-Jalda, according to Hebron Mayor Yousef Zuhair Al-Jabari.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
In video released by police, an officer exits his vehicle and points his gun at Ryan Hinton, who appears to be running away.

— Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2026

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One in five people who contract Vibrio Vulnificus — a species of the bacteria that causes necrotizing fasciitis, a condition in which the flesh around a wound dies — typically die, according to the Center for Disease Control.

— Eva Flowe October 21, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2026
When a whale dies and sinks to the ocean floor, its carcass provides sustenance for deep-sea organisms for centuries, triggering a shockwave of life.

— Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of dies

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As part of its process, the powered gimbal moves the image around in the general direction the projector's already facing, stopping the movement several times in the process before continuing, and adjusting the image size several times as well.

— M. David Stone, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026
Flight testing moves forward L3Harris has reached the second phase of the Army’s Xtended Range Counter-sUAS Missile program.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of moves

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The 6% lead for the No side falls outside the poll’s margin of error, which was around 3% according to PPIC.

— Andrew Graham October 27, Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2026
The Hamptons If your trip falls between late spring and early fall and you’re situated on the East Coast, a trip to the Hamptons will likely be hassle-free enough for everyone involved.

— Vogue, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2026

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In The Children, sister and brother Guinevere and Ennis grow up under the shadow of their mother, Edith Sharpe, whose Ninth City children’s book series transfixes the world until Edith perishes in a mysterious fire in Vermont.

— Hamilton Cain, Time, 7 July 2026
Every soldier Harry would have saved on a transport during the war perishes too.

— Margaret Heidenry, Vanity Fair, 24 Dec. 2025

Definition of perishes

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The Archimedes screw gets a molecular makeover The researchers took inspiration from the Archimedes’ screw, an ancient device with a helical blade inside a cylinder that lifts water (or solids) when rotated.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
The driver gets a 24-inch OLED screen, and there’s a smaller 7-inch infotainment screen in the centre.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 23 Oct. 2026