as in salute
an expression of goodwill upon meeting
we said our hellos and got right down to business
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Recent Examples of hello
Kronos goodbye and hello The Kronos Quartet said farewell to two core members, violinist John Sherba and violist Hank Dutt, at the group’s annual San Francisco festival in June.
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Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
Another round of hellos are exchanged before talk turns to the restaurant.
—Perrie Samotin, Glamour, 5 Dec. 2024
There are polite hellos and comfortable understandings that the day will go on like any other family holiday, for the sake of being together on a special occasion.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 21 Nov. 2024
Once flew across the country for a male cousin’s wedding and never got so much as a hello from either him or his wife.
—Erin Clack, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
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Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
Another round of hellos are exchanged before talk turns to the restaurant.
—Perrie Samotin, Glamour, 5 Dec. 2024
There are polite hellos and comfortable understandings that the day will go on like any other family holiday, for the sake of being together on a special occasion.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 21 Nov. 2024
Once flew across the country for a male cousin’s wedding and never got so much as a hello from either him or his wife.
—Erin Clack, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
See All Example Sentences for hello
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hello
Noun
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Grimes also faced backlash after Musk went viral for appearing to give a Nazi salute following Trump’s inauguration in January.—
Karu F. Daniels,
New York Daily News,
27 May 2025
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The vibrant musical, a salute to the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s and ’30s, celebrates Black excellence, creativity and joy with exuberant and passionate singing and dancing, gorgeous period costumes and ebullient choreography.—
Matthew J. Palm,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 May 2025
Noun
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Due to the limitations of that early technology, the salutation had to accommodate the longest name.—
Jerry Weissman,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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What is the correct salutation to use when the recipient, and their gender, is unknown?—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
22 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Silverman added that Cohen offered to introduce Silverman to Anderson, but when the introduction happened, Anderson allegedly balked at a friendly greeting.—
Tommy McArdle,
People.com,
15 May 2025
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This is the first greeting spoken by … Full Story Microsoft laying off 6,000 employees Microsoft on Tuesday began laying off nearly 3 percent of its total workforce — or about 6,000 employees.—
Julia Shapero,
The Hill,
13 May 2025
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In the past year, however, the industry has become less eager to extend a warm welcome to those implicated in abuse trials, and that has started on the festival trail.—
Colette Davidson,
Christian Science Monitor,
21 May 2025
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The red-hot young star of The History of Sound received a warm welcome from the festival audience for the world premiere of Oliver Hermanus‘ new film, in competition, in Cannes on Wednesday night.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
21 May 2025
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“Hello.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hello. Accessed 31 May. 2025.
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