as in farewell
an expression of good wishes at parting
we bid our adieus and were off
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Recent Examples of adieu
Santos surrendered to prison authorities after bidding a dramatic adieu to supporters.
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Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2025
And bid adieu to a Stutz building coffee shop, a Fishers taproom and more.
—Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
At the end of the episode, Sajak, White, Ferguson, Goldsberry, and Peters all took to the stage to bid the maestro a final adieu.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 11 June 2025
In his tribute, del Toro noted Novak’s decision to bid adieu to the business.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2025
And bid adieu to a Stutz building coffee shop, a Fishers taproom and more.
—Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
At the end of the episode, Sajak, White, Ferguson, Goldsberry, and Peters all took to the stage to bid the maestro a final adieu.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 11 June 2025
In his tribute, del Toro noted Novak’s decision to bid adieu to the business.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adieu
farewell
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Clips from this farewell tour would do, too.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
20 Sep. 2025
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Shakira’s final night in the capital carried an air of nostalgia and farewell for both the artist and her audience, who passionately sang along to the nearly 30 songs in the setlist.—
Natalia Cano,
Billboard,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Adieu.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adieu. Accessed 24 Sep. 2025.
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