DEPARTURES Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

departures

noun

plural of departure

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the act of leaving a place his sudden departure left them wondering if they'd upset him

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a turning away from a course or standard any departure from the modernist orthodoxy was scorned by the city's cultural elite

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Recent Examples of departures Since Sorrells was sworn in, at least 79 assistant district attorneys have resigned, according to a source familiar with the departures. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2026 The Federal Aviation Administration stepped in and capped the number of departures and arrivals. — Shun Graves, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026 Rough seas near Florida and the Bahamas could force cruise lines to adjust routes, change port stops or delay arrivals and departures. — Robin Webb, Sun Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026 The idea became a contemporary streetscape built around encounters, pauses and departures. — Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026 Interior arrests and voluntary departures have increased, while the administration’s suspension of regular deportation data releases has made its figures difficult to verify. — Rebecca Santana, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026 In more recent years, BioWare has also been beset by a number of high-profile departures, including founders Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk in 2012 and longtime producer Mac Walters in 2023. — Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 21 Oct. 2026 Both Grose and Bunn rejected the suggestion that a dispute over officers' outside work was the reason for their departures. — CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026 Conventional wisdom suggested this run of success would end for the Brewers after the departures of president of baseball operations David Stearns and manager Craig Counsell. — ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026

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Noun

An array of pillars, permanent marks, the imposing Napoleonic-era Spitbank Fort, as well as the comings-and-goings of ferries and even the hovercraft going back and forth between Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight.

— Andrew Rice, New York Times, 26 July 2026
This is somebody who knew intimately the goings on in my family tax and estate planning entities.

— Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 17 July 2026

Definition of goings

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The meat may have been stored in a refrigerator experiencing unsafe deviations in temperature.

— Eva Flowe October 21, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2026
Detecting such deviations could help distinguish between competing explanations for inflation and reveal more about the universe’s earliest conditions.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of deviations

Noun

Other airlines that serve the Sacramento airport also offer flights to Oahu, but with stopovers, according to those airline websites and FlightAware.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2026
According to Alaska Airlines, direct flights from Boise to Santa Rosa, California, will be available on a seasonal basis.

— Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of flights

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Summit Fire evacuations An evacuation order and evacuation warnings are in effect for the Summit Fire.

— Paris Barraza, USA Today, 10 July 2026
The fire has prompted numerous evacuations in the area, including the complete evacuation of the town of Eureka, which has a population of just over 600.

— Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 23 June 2026

Definition of evacuations

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Agriculture accounts for around 72% of the world’s freshwater withdrawals, according to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization.

— Adhum Carter Wolde-Lule, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
Revolut said on its website that several of its services were partially unavailable, including card payments, topping up balances via bank cards, ATM withdrawals and currency exchange.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of withdrawals

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Inside was a tumble of papers, some moldy, some with partial footprints, leaves and twigs interspersed among the pages.

— Anja Aronowsky Cronberg, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2026
Like other firs, the needlelike leaves of the oyamel fir grow directly from the branch, and the needles’ bases, which are shaped like suction cups, leave conspicuous circular scars when the leaves fall.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Oct. 2026

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