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sayonara

[sahy-uh-nahr-uh, sah-yaw-nah-rah] / ˌsaɪ əˈnɑr ə, ˈsɑ jɔˈnɑ rɑ /


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Saying sayonara to the slurpees — and the M&Ms, he added, and the Kit Kat bars — was, pardon the pun, bittersweet.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 3, 2023

Both Japan Bowl alumni and organizers wish him a fond sayonara; he will be greatly missed for his unique and informal contribution to international education in the United States.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 3, 2021

The boss has spoken: We’re leaving, pronto, sayonara, gone for good.

From Salon ● Apr. 13, 2019

After years of staying put in jobs that may have been uninspiring, unrewarding or even flat-out soul-crushing, more Americans are choosing to say sayonara to their current place of work.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 21, 2016

Just sayonara: but it seemed The soul of all farewells that night, The sigh of all withdrawn delight, The sound of love's last rapture-rite.

From Sea Poems by Cale Young Rice


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