SALLY (FORTH) Synonyms: 86 Similar and Opposite Words

sally (forth)

verb

Definition of sally (forth)

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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The National Gallery Singapore’s chief curator Patrick Flores and assistant chief executiveChris Lee, are the latest to depart the institution in December amid a staff shake-up.

— Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 26 Oct. 2026
And, yes, this rendition represented a lyrical alteration by the Tonji that departed from the traditional wording of the French national anthem.

— Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of depart

Verb

Shortly after, a heavyset man wearing gray sweats, white socks and black sandals and a black hooded sweatershirt exits the passenger-side door.

— Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
Saquon Barkley missed the previous two games because of a hamstring injury before exiting Monday's loss after just nine snaps with a back injury.

— Ryan Canfield OutKick, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of exit

Verb

Those offseason moves, combined with the injuries, have withered the depth that had allowed Presti to be patient in trade negotiations during previous seasons, without feeling a need to make splashy midseason acquisitions.

— Andrew Greif, NBC news, 29 Oct. 2026
But Florida has decisively moved beyond an educational system dominated by a single operator — the school district — and toward a new construct where multiple operators provide choices for families.

— Thibaut Delloue, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of move

Verb

Since then, the Buffaloes have gone 18-26, including a 9-4 effort from a 2024 roster that including his son Shedeur Sanders, who is now with the Cleveland Browns, and Heisman Trophy winner Travis Hunter, now with the Jacksonville Jaguars.

— Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
Pat Dowell, 3rd, and others have called the session for Monday to have the council clarify that the $75 million will go toward the city’s pensions now.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of go

Verb

In fact, there is growing concern the current drought will only get worse.

— Ava Berger, NPR, 29 Oct. 2026
Mbow Dem got the ball near the right corner of the box, shook Miami right back Gonzalo Lujan before taking a few dribbles to his left and rifling a shot into the left corner of the goal.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of get

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Flight paths are planned in advance and followed autonomously by the airship, though a human pilot monitors missions from a control room in Paris and can step in if things go off track.

— Edd Gent, IEEE Spectrum, 29 Oct. 2026
What would feel like a relief to let go off at this point in your story?

— Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of go off

Verb

In order to change that, Democrats have proposed a map that would cut out the upper portion of the Eastern Shore and add parts of Anne Arundel and Howard counties.

— Dan Lipinski, Baltimore Sun, 27 Oct. 2026
Printed, cut out, and taped low along a gallery baseboard, these quotes are hard to read without crouching.

— Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of cut out

Verb

When Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva walked out of the Federal Police headquarters in Curitiba, Brazil, on November 8, 2019, hundreds of supporters were waiting for him.

— Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass walked out of Palisades Garden Cafe last Thursday morning wearing a Los Angeles Fire Department jacket.

— Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

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