Events

Synonyms for farewell

The synonym for farewell recorded in this bank is valedictory, in the sense "marking someone's departure or leave-taking". Below it sits the sentence that fixes that meaning, the same sentence with the swap made, and the words that only look close.

1 synonym · Tier 4, High Camp · 1 sense · adjective · 1 reason line

The synonym for farewell

valedictoryadjective, in the sense "marking someone's departure or leave-taking"

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The senseadjectiveTier 4, High CampEvents

marking someone's departure or leave-taking

The retiring CEO gave a farewell speech at the company's annual gala.

The sentence the game shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

valedictory

Same sentence, swapped: The retiring CEO gave a valedictory speech at the company's annual gala.

Close but different

The game shows these three beside the answer. Each is a real word with a real meaning and none of them fits the slot farewell is in above, which is the point the reason line makes.

graduation
posthumous
ceremonial

Where farewell turns up in the game

farewell is the word under test in one puzzle, at Tier 4, High Camp. It is never used as a wrong tile elsewhere in the bank, so every board it appears on is a board it can win.

Play farewell

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laudverbextolto praise highly, especially in publicHigh CampHas a reason line looseningnounrelaxationan occurrence of control or strength weakeningHigh CampHas a reason line officiateverbsolemnizeto perform the official ceremony that makes an event formally validHigh CampHas a reason line providentialadjectivedivineresulting from divine providenceHigh Camp2 senses criticaladjectivedecisiveforming or having the nature of a turning point or crisisTreeline culminateverbclimaxto reach a climax as the final event in a seriesTreelineHas a reason line currentnounflowdominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideasFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line rebukenounreprimandan act or expression of criticism and censureHigh CampHas a reason line

Why the near miss missed, in the game as well as here

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