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
Stephen Curry, Nikola Jokić, Russell Westbrook, Donovan Mitchell, Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown bid adieu in round two.
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David Aldridge, New York Times, 22 May 2025
Clearly, Bella Hadid wasn't fully ready to bid adieu to the Cannes Film Festival.
—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
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David Aldridge, New York Times, 22 May 2025
Clearly, Bella Hadid wasn't fully ready to bid adieu to the Cannes Film Festival.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adieu
farewell
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Wu-Tang Clan's farewell tour hit Little Caesars Arena on Tuesday night with a full battalion of surviving members for an inspired evening of hip-hop nostalgia.—
Leah Olajide,
Freep.com,
9 July 2025
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In 2023, the band announced a farewell tour that brought them to the X for two nights that November.—
Ross Raihala,
Twin Cities,
6 July 2025
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“Adieu.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adieu. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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