as in farewell
an expression of good wishes at parting
we bid our adieus and were off
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Season 22, which premieres this Monday at a special time (8/7c on CBS), picks up some six months after Jessica bid D.C. (and beau Jimmy Palmer) adieu, to head up the REACT Team based out of Camp Pendleton.
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Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 12 Oct. 2024
Lord John and Jamie halfway bury the hatchet, Claire sighs in annoyance, and Lord John bids Mrs. Fraser adieu.
—Lincee Ray, EW.com, 18 Jan. 2025
Laverne Cox is bidding adieu to E!’s red carpet coverage.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 3 Jan. 2025
Finally, the zoo also bid adieu to a classic — not an animal, but the zoo train's steam locomotives.
—Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 30 Dec. 2024
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Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 12 Oct. 2024
Lord John and Jamie halfway bury the hatchet, Claire sighs in annoyance, and Lord John bids Mrs. Fraser adieu.
—Lincee Ray, EW.com, 18 Jan. 2025
Laverne Cox is bidding adieu to E!’s red carpet coverage.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 3 Jan. 2025
Finally, the zoo also bid adieu to a classic — not an animal, but the zoo train's steam locomotives.
—Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 30 Dec. 2024
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“Adieu.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adieu. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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