Thesaurus results for VALEDICTORY

valedictory

adjective

ˌva-lə-ˈdik-t(ə-)rē

Definition of valedictory next

as in farewell

given, taken, or performed at parting a valedictory address given by the college president upon his retirement

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Recent Examples of valedictory But the olive branch is a reminder of the valedictory nature of most formal portraits. —

Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 13 Dec. 2023 Brief, bounded, securely valedictory, as a form the wedding speech is perhaps not well suited to the twin relationship, which is both totalizing and ambivalent. —

Jean Garnett, The New Yorker, 10 July 2023 But those changes didn't hurt Youngkin, who comfortably beat Democrat Terry McAuliffe, a popular former governor seeking a valedictory term. —

CBS News, 3 Nov. 2021 But those changes didn’t hurt Youngkin, who comfortably beat Democrat Terry McAuliffe, a popular former governor seeking a valedictory term. —

BostonGlobe.com, 3 Nov. 2021 See All Example Sentences for valedictory

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farewell

Adjective

The sight of the lectern being carried out onto Downing Street, followed by the short, poignant farewell address, has taken on a ritual familiarity, with each departure colored by particular dismay.

— Sam Knight, New Yorker, 22 June 2026
The funeral, burial and farewell events for Khamenei will occur between July 4 and 9 during Muharram, a traditional period of mourning in the Shiite Muslim calendar.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 June 2026