as in farewell
an expression of good wishes at parting
the noise of the street was so loud that the quieter au revoirs of her friends went unheard
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Nadal is still alive in the Olympic doubles tournament with Carlos Alcaraz, so any au revoir wasn’t in full Monday.
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Barry Svrluga, Washington Post, 29 July 2024
Daryl Dixon — both the character and the show — will be saying au revoir to France and hola to Spain when The Walking Dead series moves countries for season 3.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 26 July 2024
Café Poupon is saying au revoir, for now, to downtown Baltimore.
—Amanda Yeager, Baltimore Sun, 29 Feb. 2024
After saying au revoir to their infamous Chateau Dubrow for a record-breaking $55 million in October, the Real Housewives of Orange County star, 53, and her Botched surgeon husband Terry decided to purchase a penthouse in Los Angeles.
—Natalia Senanayake, Peoplemag, 2 Aug. 2023
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Barry Svrluga, Washington Post, 29 July 2024
Daryl Dixon — both the character and the show — will be saying au revoir to France and hola to Spain when The Walking Dead series moves countries for season 3.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 26 July 2024
Café Poupon is saying au revoir, for now, to downtown Baltimore.
—Amanda Yeager, Baltimore Sun, 29 Feb. 2024
After saying au revoir to their infamous Chateau Dubrow for a record-breaking $55 million in October, the Real Housewives of Orange County star, 53, and her Botched surgeon husband Terry decided to purchase a penthouse in Los Angeles.
—Natalia Senanayake, Peoplemag, 2 Aug. 2023
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“Au revoir.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/au%20revoir. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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