good-bye

variants or good-by
as in farewell
an expression of good wishes at parting said our good-byes and headed for home

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farewell
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  • Gene Simmons Band Mohegan Sun Arena, 1 Mohegan Sun Blvd., Uncasville Kiss’ latest and presumably last farewell tour ended over a year ago, so Gene Simmons is now playing bass with his own Gene Simmons Band on May 11 at 8 p.m. at Mohegan Sun Arena.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 10 May 2025
  • The group began the run in September of last year and it has been marketed – rather intensely – as a farewell.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
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“Good-bye.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/good-bye. Accessed 21 May. 2025.

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