GLAD HAND Synonyms: 17 Similar and Opposite Words

glad hand

noun

Definition of glad hand

as in welcome mat

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Recent Examples of glad hand But for all the talk of South Carolina’s penchant for dirty tricks, the state also values the glad hand. — Sharon Lafraniere, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2024 Arguably the most notorious figure from the game’s most storied rivalry flew from his South Florida home to Boston for Tuesday night’s game and was expected to glad hand a few Yankees before, for many of them, the biggest game of their lives. — Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 5 Oct. 2021 Abbott took in his first term wasn’t as effective as Perry’s more glad handing approach to the job, Jillson said. — Allie Morris, Dallas News, 22 Mar. 2020

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Noun

Seattle is rolling out the welcome mat for this summer’s international competition!

— Adam Crafton, New York Times, 23 June 2026
Georgia has no official welcome mat for providers like Adams who offer unproven or risky procedures, but the state has become a safe harbor for them, an Atlanta Journal-Constitution investigation has found.

— Phoebe Quinton, AJC.com, 1 June 2026

Definition of welcome mat

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That the sixth Dalai Lama was born in modern-day Arunachal Pradesh of northern India helped seed an affinity for Buddhism, which led to a warm welcome for the incumbent almost three centuries later.

— Charlie Campbell, Time, 9 July 2026
Good morning and welcome to The Downshift, or TDS for short, The Drive‘s news roundup that gathers the biggest automotive headlines from around the globe.

— Adam Ismail, The Drive, 8 July 2026

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