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farewell

Definition for farewell

interjection as in goodbye (used to wish well)

Strongest matches

adieu, bon voyage, goodbye

Strong matches

adios, bye-bye, cheerio, ciao

noun as in a departure statement

Strongest matches

goodbye, send-off, sendoff

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Example Sentences

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The group organised a farewell ceremony with bagpipers on Tuesday after learning that the ship was to be sunk the following morning.

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The great and the good of women's football were among hundreds of mourners who said an emotional farewell to former Liverpool manager Matt Beard at his funeral service.

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In 2023, Kiss completed what Simmons and Stanley called a farewell tour with a hometown show at New York’s Madison Square Garden.

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As much as “The Family Stone” feels like an all-too-fitting farewell for its star, it’s just as much an indication that no one is ever really lost, so long as we keep their memory alive.

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In September, Hamas appeared to offer evidence Bipin was alive, publishing his face on a press release with 48 hostages’ photographs, captioned: “a farewell photo.”

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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