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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After Sajak's final episode aired, Seacrest took to social media to bid the longtime host farewell.—
Christina Dugan Ramirez,
FOXNews.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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For the Rolliefest finale, Hess and his team of organizers arranged a farewell cocktail party in the winter garden of the new private residences at the Waldorf Astoria, fresh off an almost-eight-year, multibillion dollar restoration.—
Victoria Gomelsky,
Robb Report,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Adieu.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adieu. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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