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.
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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
His medium, his material, is human frailty, the near end of original sin, and the tools of his trade are the glad hand, the scratched back, the padded envelope, the cut corner, and the jumped line.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 5 Oct. 2017
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
His medium, his material, is human frailty, the near end of original sin, and the tools of his trade are the glad hand, the scratched back, the padded envelope, the cut corner, and the jumped line.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 5 Oct. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for glad hand
Noun
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The outside is built to look like a storefront, with wreaths on the outside, a welcome mat, even a lawn chair.—
Jenna Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
22 May 2025
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The vast Saudi welcome mat—actually an enormous royal purple carpet—is an indulgent coda to Trump's score of recent economic successes.—
Paul du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 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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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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“Glad hand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glad%20hand. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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