send-off

noun

Definition of send-offnext
as in leave-taking

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Recent Examples of send-off This appears to be the last instance of a non-suspension resulting from a send-off. — Mason Leib, ABC News, 6 July 2026 The recent unveiling of JPMorgan’s new headquarters, a $3 billion monument to capitalism in midtown Manhattan that might have served as a send-off for Dimon, came and went. — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 25 June 2026 Welcome to a Thursday Nightcaps — the one where golf WAG Jena Sims gives Brooks Koepka a cheeky send-off before battling the elements at Shinnecock Hills. — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2026 These include the proper awarding of corner kicks, analysis to determine whether a player was in an offside position and a review of a second yellow card resulting in the send-off of a player. — Russell Lewis, NPR, 12 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for send-off
Recent Examples of Synonyms for send-off
  1. leave-taking
  2. good-bye
  3. farewell
  4. bon voyage
Noun
  • The study of leave-taking was assumed to be more complicated than the study of greetings.
    — Shayla Love, New Yorker, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Forest fires were lowering human birth weights, zoo chimpanzees in Kyoto enjoy virtual forests, and the chimpanzees of the Bossou community are formal in their greetings but unceremonious in their leave-taking.
    — Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 21 Feb. 2022
Definition of leave-taking
Noun
  • Lestat has hired the witch Merrick Mayfair (Sarah Afful) to commune with Claudia’s spirit so that Louis can properly say good-bye to their dead sister-daughter.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 15 July 2026
  • As the tour concludes, the girls wave good-bye to the leasing officer.
    — Clio Chang, Curbed, 14 July 2026
Definition of good-bye
Noun
  • The final chords rang out; the comedians bid their audience farewell.
    — Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The elevator moment is only one of the silent visual callbacks to Season 1 as a way to bid farewell to our favorite doomsday survival bunker underneath Colorado City (jury’s out on the one revealed underneath the Denver Airport).
    — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of farewell
Noun
  • Carnival’s brief bon voyages on the other side of the nation include Paradise Collection destinations, including Celebration Key and RelaxAway at Half Moon Cay.
    — David Dickstein, Oc Register, 15 July 2026
  • Don’t forget your travel snacks, and bon voyage!
    — Paige Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Feb. 2026
Definition of bon voyage

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