part with

verb

parted with; parting with; parts with

Synonyms of part with

: to give up possession or control of (something)

He hated to part with that old car.

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Even as the bourbon industry slowed production, there were still plenty of old barrels that producers were happy to part with at a discount. — Chris Perugini, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026 Informed by that performance, the Chiefs were willing to part with Joe Thuney, a virtually perennial All-Pro who had been Associated Press first-team his last two seasons in Kansas City. — Kansas City Star, 11 Aug. 2026 Not the part with cobblestone streets, $20 million lofts, and boutiques that sell $500 Japanese denim jeans. — Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 10 Aug. 2026 The hard part is the part with no cameras, the one still happening right now, while a country that calls itself the friend of the soldiers leaves the soldiers’ families stranded overseas. — Shawn Vandiver, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for part with

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