valediction
noun
valĀ·eĀ·dicĀ·tion
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Definition of valediction
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: an act of bidding farewell
Examples of valediction in a Sentence
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The victory speech served as a valediction for Woods, who had grown up in the corporate cradle of Buickās sponsorship, and also for Michiganders who had considered a PGA Tour event in their state to be almost a birthright since 1958. — Carlos Monarrez, Detroit Free Press, "How Detroit Golf Club landed the PGA Tour's Rocket Mortgage Classic," 23 June 2019 Berglingās death was, in some ways, a valediction for the uplifiting, industry-shaking EDM scene of the 2010s. — August Brown, latimes.com, "Aviciiās final songs emerge on āTim,ā with help from many friends," 7 June 2019 Those generic valedictions belie a race for president unlike any in this countryās history. — Kevin Sieff, Washington Post, "Mexican presidential campaign wraps up with Lopez Obrador in lead," 27 June 2018 Cassini will transmit data to Earth to the very end, squeezing out the last drips of science as a valediction for one of NASA's greatest missions. — Joel Achenbach, chicagotribune.com, "Farewell Cassini: NASA's spacecraft will plunge into Saturn this month," 9 Sep. 2017 Cassini will transmit data to Earth to the very end, squeezing out the last drips of science as a valediction for one of NASAās greatest missions. — Joel Achenbach, Washington Post, "How to steer a spacecraft into Saturn," 9 Sep. 2017 The game itself is also something of a triumphant valediction for Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria, who is spending his 18th and presumably final full season atop an MLB franchise. — Jack Dickey, SI.com, "Baseball has been good for Jeffrey Loria, but Marlins owner has been awful for baseball," 11 July 2017 The widespread chaos and uncertainty is its own kind of valediction for the Islamic State. — Ishaan Tharoor, chicagotribune.com, "Islamic State will lose Mosul and Raqqa. What happens next?," 5 July 2017 The widespread chaos and uncertainty is its own kind of valediction for the Islamic State. — Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, "ISIS will lose Mosul and Raqqa. What happens next?," 5 July 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'valediction.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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