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send-offs

  • plural
    of send-off.
    send-off
    noun
    a demonstration of good wishes for a person setting out on a trip, career, or other venture.

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In the end, it was the most ill-fitting of send-offs.

From BBC ● Mar. 8, 2025

There was lots of humor and lighthearted banter as well as some sentimental, respectful send-offs to the old guard as the new generation took over.

From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2024

All three series delivered fine send-offs that left their devoted fanbases smiling.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2022

According to media reports, the April 16 parties were send-offs, including for Slack, who left Downing Street to become deputy editor in chief at the Sun newspaper.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 14, 2022

And the most rousing of all the send-offs was for him.

From Mayflower (Flor de mayo) A Tale of the Valencian Seashore by Arthur Livingston