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send-off
[ send-awf, -of ]
noun
- a demonstration of good wishes for a person setting out on a trip, career, or other venture:
They gave him a rousing send-off at the pier.
- a start given to a person or thing.
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of send-off1
Idioms and Phrases
see send away , def. 1.Example Sentences
Nine months after he succumbed to a lengthy battle with cancer, Walton will finally get a public send-off.
As the producer for everyone from Frank Sinatra to Michael Jackson, the Grammys gave him a star-studded send-off that lasted almost 20 minutes.
Overall, the last three months of last year "failed to give 2024 the send-off retailers were hoping for", in a "challenging year marked by weak consumer confidence and difficult economic conditions", Ms Dickinson said.
Sarah Jones, the Leeds-based funeral director who organised the send-off, says demand for sustainability is growing.
In an attempt to end on a high note, the protest leaders played All I Want for Christmas as a send-off.
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