as in final
given, taken, or performed at parting
the singer's farewell tour seemed to last almost as long as her entire career
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as in ave
an expression of good wishes at parting
the exchange student and her host family said their tearful farewells, promising to keep in touch
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as in departure
the act of leaving a place
before making his final farewell, the company president personally spoke to as many employees as he could
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as in parting
the act or process of two or more persons going off in different directions
our farewell was rushed, and we didn't say all that we wanted to before heading off to colleges at opposite ends of the country
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Recent Examples of farewell
Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025
What People Are Saying As the Crew Dragon capsule drifted away from the station, NASA astronaut Anne McClain radioed a farewell message from orbit.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
Chrissy Suttles, Axios, 20 Mar. 2025
Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams bid farewell to the International Space Station -- their home since last spring -- departing aboard a SpaceX capsule alongside two other astronauts.
—arkansasonline.com, 19 Mar. 2025
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Garland made the remarks in a farewell address to Justice Department staff four days before Trump takes office Monday.
—Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025
What People Are Saying As the Crew Dragon capsule drifted away from the station, NASA astronaut Anne McClain radioed a farewell message from orbit.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
Noun
Friday Bid farewell to winter at The Thaw's final weekend with live music, fire performances and a ceremonial snowman burning at 7:30pm.
—Chrissy Suttles, Axios, 20 Mar. 2025
Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams bid farewell to the International Space Station -- their home since last spring -- departing aboard a SpaceX capsule alongside two other astronauts.
—arkansasonline.com, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for farewell
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In their final game in purple and gold Johnson ended up scoring 24 second-half points on 8-of-9 shooting, and led all scorers with 28 points and Morrow had 15 points and seven rebounds.—
Allison Smith,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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In the final game of the night for the women, the Trojans held off a tough Wildcats team to book an Elite Eight showdown with UConn.—
Andrew Torgan,
CNN Money,
30 Mar. 2025
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Yet, as your departure date approaches, anxiety sets in.—
Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Already, the film feels like a major departure from the Zack Snyder interpretation of the character, with brighter colors and a sense of hope despite the gravity of the situation.—
Lee Habeeb,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Apr. 2025
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There's only one possibility for who the dad could be, and Brown realized that her late dog, Shadow, had left her a parting gift.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
25 Mar. 2025
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The ever-improving Irishman is a significant parting gift.—
Patrick Boyland,
The Athletic,
17 Mar. 2025
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That could be José Ruiz, who’s never been a regular go-to option in the late innings since arriving in Philly last year.—
Anthony Stitt,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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At this time last year, five homicides were reported in the city.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
8 Apr. 2025
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The incident occurred ahead of Sporting Charleroi’s 1-0 home victory over Standard Liege in the Jupiler Pro League, the top flight of Belgian football.—
Leon Imber,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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The craft use this data to reroute themselves around the problem, then report back to save subsequent flights the hassle.—
Tim Stevens,
ArsTechnica,
8 Apr. 2025
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Despite its ominously valedictory new subtitle, The Final Reckoning is unlikely to actually be the final Mission: Impossible.—
A.A. Dowd,
Vulture,
6 Jan. 2025
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Though Sutherland would appear in a few more films before his death last week (including Ad Astra, which has a valedictory quality, too), The Burnt Orange Heresy provides that unlikely sense of closure.—
A.A. Dowd,
Vulture,
25 June 2024
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If the plaintiffs say that the dismantling of USAID violates the constitutional separation of powers, those claims should be directed at the administration, the appeals court suggested.—
Lindsay Whitehurst,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Mar. 2025
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Moves like this challenge the separation of powers and the politicization of regulatory agencies.—
Doug Melville,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Farewell.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/farewell. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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