: a demonstration of goodwill and enthusiasm for the beginning of a new venture (such as a trip)
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Oprah Winfrey and Debbie Allen will honor her at her retirement send-off tonight.
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Ellie Austin, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
According to a new report from Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer, WWE is already preparing a significant send-off for the former two-time WWE Champion.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
As the end approaches for the gang in Hawkins, Indiana, Finn Wolfhard hopes to give Stranger Things a worthy send-off.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2025
Initially conceived as a project to chronicle Osbourne’s recovery and career bounce-back following a fall in his home in February 2019, No Escape From Now has since morphed into a posthumous opus that ends with the Back to the Beginning send-off in his hometown.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2025
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Ellie Austin, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
According to a new report from Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer, WWE is already preparing a significant send-off for the former two-time WWE Champion.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
As the end approaches for the gang in Hawkins, Indiana, Finn Wolfhard hopes to give Stranger Things a worthy send-off.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2025
Initially conceived as a project to chronicle Osbourne’s recovery and career bounce-back following a fall in his home in February 2019, No Escape From Now has since morphed into a posthumous opus that ends with the Back to the Beginning send-off in his hometown.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2025
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“Send-off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/send-off. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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