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adieu

[uh-doo, uh-dyoo, a-dyœ] / əˈdu, əˈdju, aˈdjœ /
NOUN
parting remark or action
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Antonyms
STRONGEST
WEAK


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“We’ll bid you adieu until next time,” Harpootlian told reporters.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 12, 2026

Bardot had left instructions that her funeral be conducted without fanfare or ostentation - but the people of Saint-Tropez wanted to pay her a proper adieu on Wednesday.

From BBC ● Jan. 7, 2026

Maybe this is her chance to bid adieu to the beautiful life she had on Earth with Larry and see what the future holds with Luke.

From Salon ● Nov. 27, 2025

I bid adieu to Greg and drove west.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 17, 2025

Muhammad and I have to hustle to catch up with her after we bid adieu to her friends.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali

It’s worth remembering that among the unwelcome adieus, there are new beginnings, too.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 30, 2023

The vanquished are bid gracious if wearied adieus by the populace, and the usurpers, usually known quantities, wary if peaceful welcomes.

From Slate ● Aug. 29, 2014

Still, such exhibitionist adieus only add to the burgeoning mystique of this former chorister and self-styled "low-key brainiac".

From The Guardian ● Jun. 17, 2013

Spectral coos and exhibitionist adieus … Phlo Finister : Oakland, California.

From The Guardian ● Jun. 17, 2013

Mr. Wickham’s adieus were much more affectionate than his wife’s.

From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen

Unless something improbable should happen, these are our adieux.

From The New Yorker ● Jun. 25, 2018

Second, the depression that follows the adieux of any quality series whose characters and stories merge with and enhance our lives for eight or twelve weeks every year.

From Inc ● Jan. 4, 2013

Charles de Gaulle and Winston Churchill made a quick tour of the French Army front in the Vosges, then closed their friendliest of meetings with the friendliest adieux.

From Time Magazine Archive

Couve simply stood up, bowed slightly, and murmured his adieux.

From Time Magazine Archive

My Dear Mentor, Please make my adieux to your aunt, and exult within yourself, for ‘Lazy Laurence’ has gone to his grandpa, like the best of boys.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott




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