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Recent Examples of valedictory
Given the robustness of her health and high levels of public support—in 2006, a MORI poll found eighty-five per cent of respondents satisfied ‘with the way the Queen is doing her job as Monarch’—there was little that was valedictory about the next ten years.
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Matthew Dennison, Town & Country, 1 Sep. 2021
That’s on top of several valedictory parties for staff and friends.
—Benjamin Oreskes, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2022
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
But those changes didn’t hurt Youngkin, who comfortably beat Democrat Terry McAuliffe, a popular former governor seeking a valedictory term.
—BostonGlobe.com, 3 Nov. 2021
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Matthew Dennison, Town & Country, 1 Sep. 2021
That’s on top of several valedictory parties for staff and friends.
—Benjamin Oreskes, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2022
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
But those changes didn’t hurt Youngkin, who comfortably beat Democrat Terry McAuliffe, a popular former governor seeking a valedictory term.
—BostonGlobe.com, 3 Nov. 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for valedictory
farewell
Adjective
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On the heels of what is expected to be his farewell performance as Ethan Hunt, Tom Cruise is ready to revisit some of his other beloved roles.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
18 May 2025
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There was a lot of gratitude expressed at the San Jose Museum of Art on Wednesday at a farewell reception for S. Sayre Batton, the downtown institution’s outgoing executive director.—
Sal Pizarro,
Mercury News,
10 May 2025
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“Valedictory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/valedictory. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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