ˌbōⁿ-ˌvȯi-ˈäzh
as in farewell
an expression of good wishes at parting
everyone said their bon voyages as the happy couple left on a cruise for their honeymoon
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Recent Examples of bon voyage
Thanks folks for sharing your ideas, and bon voyage, buen viaje, turas maith a bheith agat!
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Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 4 Mar. 2026
Don’t forget your travel snacks, and bon voyage!
—Paige Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Feb. 2026
This Mother’s Day, an exceptional bon voyage looks like a chic travel tote.
—Paula Conway, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
The bon voyage to the month that says goodbye to summer wasn’t all that much cooler.
—Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 1 Oct. 2024
Safe travels, or as the French would say, bon voyage!
—Byprarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 29 June 2024
Simply throw one on, and bon voyage!
—Rachel Besser, Vogue, 20 Mar. 2023
His bon voyage will also feature Olli Etra and Dad’s Gun.
—Anchorage Daily News, 25 Aug. 2022
Other than that, bon voyage!
—Tom Margenau, Dallas News, 16 May 2021
Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 4 Mar. 2026
Don’t forget your travel snacks, and bon voyage!
—Paige Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Feb. 2026
This Mother’s Day, an exceptional bon voyage looks like a chic travel tote.
—Paula Conway, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
The bon voyage to the month that says goodbye to summer wasn’t all that much cooler.
—Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 1 Oct. 2024
Safe travels, or as the French would say, bon voyage!
—Byprarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 29 June 2024
Simply throw one on, and bon voyage!
—Rachel Besser, Vogue, 20 Mar. 2023
His bon voyage will also feature Olli Etra and Dad’s Gun.
—Anchorage Daily News, 25 Aug. 2022
Other than that, bon voyage!
—Tom Margenau, Dallas News, 16 May 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bon voyage
farewell
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Personal stories of farewell, change, and the impermanence of life unfold above one of the world’s largest underground iron ore mines.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
12 Mar. 2026
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Among these first meetings is a farewell.—
Hannah Edgar,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Mar. 2026
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