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
Clearly, Bella Hadid wasn't fully ready to bid adieu to the Cannes Film Festival.
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Tatiana Ojea, Glamour, 17 May 2025
The Sundance Film Festival is bidding adieu to Park City, Utah, its home for the last 40 years.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 27 Mar. 2025
And with that, Emma Erceg, wife of Royals pitcher Lucas Erceg, bid adieu to spring training in Arizona over the weekend and like other Royals families began heading to Kansas City.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2025
So uncap this stick, glide it, and bid adieu to that dreaded chafe.
—Annie Blackman, Allure, 24 Mar. 2025
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Tatiana Ojea, Glamour, 17 May 2025
The Sundance Film Festival is bidding adieu to Park City, Utah, its home for the last 40 years.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 27 Mar. 2025
And with that, Emma Erceg, wife of Royals pitcher Lucas Erceg, bid adieu to spring training in Arizona over the weekend and like other Royals families began heading to Kansas City.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2025
So uncap this stick, glide it, and bid adieu to that dreaded chafe.
—Annie Blackman, Allure, 24 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adieu
farewell
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Jayson Tatum said his public farewells to two fellow Celtics champions on Wednesday.—
Zack Cox,
Hartford Courant,
25 June 2025
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This would ensure the largest possible crowd for their farewell.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 June 2025
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“Adieu.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adieu. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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