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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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Townshend wrote via Instagram post, adding that Scott Devours, who has served as a drummer for band member Roger Daltrey's solo project, will step in for Starkey to play the Who's farewell tour.—
Mekishana Pierre Updated,
EW.com,
27 May 2025
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DeGeneres used her farewell stand-up tour and comedy special, Ellen DeGeneres: For Your Approval, to address the 2020 scandal.—
Erica Marrison,
People.com,
26 May 2025
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“Valedictory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/valedictory. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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