Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com
Showing results for parting of the ways. Search instead for parting-of-the-red-sea.
Synonyms

parting of the ways

Idioms  

  1. A point of divergence, especially an important one, as in When Jim decided to travel with the band and Jill wanted a more normal home life, they came to a parting of the ways. This term, which transfers a fork in a road to alternative courses of action, appears in the Bible (Ezekiel 21:21), where the king of Babylon must decide whether or not to attack Jerusalem: “[He] stood at the parting of the way.” [c. 1600]

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

And in the transfer portal era, that kind of disconnect results in a parting of the ways.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 19, 2023

Eight-plus years later it’s another Seahawks-Broncos game that marks the official parting of the ways between the sides, Wilson now with Denver and on the opposing sideline for Seattle’s regular-season opener.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 11, 2022

It made the parting of the ways inevitable and Richarlison made a £60m switch to Spurs.

From BBC • Sep. 7, 2022

Asked if strategic differences on China meant a long-term parting of the ways between the United States and France, Mr. Le Maire said: “It could be the case if we are not cautious.”

From New York Times • Oct. 28, 2021

The parting of the ways so near, the sextette of girls who had emerged from their freshman year, a devoted band, clung fondly to one another.

From Marjorie Dean High School Senior by Chase, Josephine

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.