Goodbyes were said with hugs.

Meaning: Expressions of farewell were spoken or uttered while embracing someone with your arms.

Choice of Words: Goodbyes are expressions of farewell, Were is the past tense of the verb to be, Said means to speak or utter words, With means accompanied by or together with, Hugs are acts of embracing someone with your arms.

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Hugs accompanied the farewells.

Meaning: This sentence means that when people were saying goodbye, they were also giving each other hugs.

Choice of Words: Hugs are a form of physical affection where people embrace each other. Accompanied means to go along with or be present with something else. Farewells are what people say when they are parting ways and saying goodbye.

When parting ways, people expressed their farewells through embraces.

Meaning: This sentence means that when people were saying goodbye, they were also giving each other hugs.

Choice of Words: Parting ways means to separate or go in different directions. People refers to human beings. Expressed means to show or communicate something. Farewells are what people say when they are parting ways and saying goodbye. Embraces are hugs.

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