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valedictory

adjective

ˌva-lə-ˈdik-t(ə-)rē

Definition of valedictory

as in farewell

given, taken, or performed at parting a valedictory address given by the college president upon his retirement

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Recent Examples of valedictory It’s expected to serve as the 95-year-old investor’s valedictory farewell after more than six decades leading the conglomerate, which began as a struggling New England clothing company. — Yun Li, CNBC, 9 Nov. 2025 But the olive branch is a reminder of the valedictory nature of most formal portraits. — Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 13 Dec. 2023 Brief, bounded, securely valedictory, as a form the wedding speech is perhaps not well suited to the twin relationship, which is both totalizing and ambivalent. — Jean Garnett, The New Yorker, 10 July 2023 But those changes didn't hurt Youngkin, who comfortably beat Democrat Terry McAuliffe, a popular former governor seeking a valedictory term. — CBS News, 3 Nov. 2021 See All Example Sentences for valedictory

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farewell

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Four days after playing his farewell match that ended a 21-year tenure with the Argentine national team, Messi played the entire 90 minutes.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 Oct. 2026
Now the quartet of formidable hard-rocking women is preparing for a farewell run of shows, The Last Hurrah Tour, set to begin in the first week of October.

— Steve Appleford, SPIN, 7 Oct. 2026

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