part
noun
a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent.
are parting
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present progressiveof part.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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“She’s All That” star Tamara Mello and her husband, Emmy Award-winning TV editor Paolo Cascardo, are parting ways with their thoughtfully restored Los Angeles home—as they prepare to relocate across the country to Florida.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026
"We are parting ways with Chris, and he will no longer be a part of the team," Frank said.
From Barron's ● Dec. 3, 2025
At the last station on the line, soldier Andrii and his girlfriend Polina are parting after an all-too-brief time together.
From BBC ● Dec. 2, 2025
Honorable members of the Heritage family are parting ways with the organization.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2025
Thanks to Global Positioning Systems we can see that Europe and North America are parting at about the speed a fingernail grows–roughly two yards in a human lifetime.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
