Another word for departing

There were several small vehicles, several more men with donkeys, and a slew of boats departing the harbor for the morning catch.

The party for the departing employee, if you could call it that, had been a quick affair—a pat on the back, a few appropriate words and a token going away present.

Dean answered a phone call—a six-month-early summer reservation—while waving to the departing guests.

The most frequent representations of Bellerophon in ancient art are (I) slaying the Chimaera, (2) departing from Argos with the letter, (3) leading Pegasus to drink.

with less easy terms for payment than were usual in Manchester, prevented any great numbers from departing from the beaten track.