- present participle of part.
parting
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His parting gift was a silver medal, a handshake from President Trump and a hug from the King of Spain.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
Given his past behavior, he sounds like the type of guy to leave a curveball in his will, as a parting shot.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 6, 2026
Hollywood star Josh Duhamel may be parting ways with his life in Los Angeles and dedicating himself to living full-time at his off-grid Minnesota cabin after listing his longtime L.A. home for $2.99 million.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
But the mom’s parting gift, a diary, provides opaque glimpses into her life with Alfonso in the mid-1980s.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
Wearing a bright red T-shirt, he was about halfway down the building, walking slowly, the chicks parting and making a path as he moved.
From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings
I now hope that cross-species friendships of such intensity do not end in permanent partings.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 4, 2022
“But life, of course, consists of final partings as well as first meetings,” she said, “and as much as I and my family miss him, I know he would want us to enjoy Christmas.”
From New York Times ● Dec. 25, 2021
In what has to be one of the most inevitable partings of the Premier League era, Steve Bruce lasted just 13 days after the Saudi Arabian-backed £305m takeover of the club.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2021
Wide-leg trousers, berets, high necklines and centre partings.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 8, 2019
He had suddenly realized that flying from the Shire would mean more painful partings than merely saying farewell to the familiar comforts of Bag End.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
