say goodbye to

idiom

: to leave
She said goodbye to her old job.

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Around 500 people came to say goodbye to their son. Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 1 Aug. 2025 The friends gathered to say goodbye to an Army soldier friend who was scheduled to deploy on an assignment. Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 31 July 2025 Monday will say goodbye to the weekend’s rain as the sun returns and temperatures near 90 for the Boston area and inland Massachusetts, compared to about 87 degrees on the coast, said NWS meteorologist Emily McMinn. Isabelle Friedman, Boston Herald, 27 July 2025 On July 7, according to charging documents, the boy’s father and mother stopped by the daycare to say goodbye to their son because the father was leaving on a business trip. Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for say goodbye to

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“Say goodbye to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/say%20goodbye%20to. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.

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