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Synonyms

part company

Idioms  

  1. Go separate ways; also, disagree about something. For example, After they reached the park Jeff and Jane parted company, or They parted company on their views of foreign policy. [Early 1700s]

Example Sentences

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Tomlin spent the better part of the month engulfed in speculation as to whether or not he and Pittsburgh were ready to part company.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 5, 2026

However, the comments were also met with cool heads, and the plan remained to conduct an end-of-season review to decide whether to move forward or part company with Maresca.

From BBC • Dec. 31, 2025

Where I would probably part company a little bit with Joe is that it's of course the defendant's lawyers' desire to taint the jury pool.

From Salon • Aug. 16, 2023

Charges may well follow against the co-conspirators, some of whom could choose to part company with Trump and cooperate with the government.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 1, 2023

“You talk like you’ve known this a long time. You—” “I have. So’s your father. We wondered, sometimes, when your conscience and his would part company, and over what.”

From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee

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