as in to address
to acknowledge (someone) by means of spoken words
The host cheerfully greeted the party guests at the door.
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Recent Examples of greet
Some appear to be cordially greeting viewers with a wave, while others evince the desperation of a person drowning.
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Dawn Chan, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026
Queen Elizabeth stepped out in a gorgeous, deep red tweed number while greeting the Emir of Qatar in Windsor in October 2010.
—Andrea Wurzburger, PEOPLE, 25 Apr. 2026
Others greeted attorneys in the waiting room.
—Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
Anutin greeted Wang at Government House in Bangkok.
—ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026
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Dawn Chan, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026
Queen Elizabeth stepped out in a gorgeous, deep red tweed number while greeting the Emir of Qatar in Windsor in October 2010.
—Andrea Wurzburger, PEOPLE, 25 Apr. 2026
Others greeted attorneys in the waiting room.
—Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
Anutin greeted Wang at Government House in Bangkok.
—ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for greet
Recent Examples of Synonyms for greet
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The whistleblower complaint was forwarded to ARTnews in the form of emails from July 2025 and December 2025, both of which were addressed to, among others, California Attorney General Rob Bonta and United States Attorney for the Southern District of California Adam Gordon.—
Brian Boucher,
ARTnews.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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The king later delivered a rare address to a joint session of Congress, marking the second time a British monarch has ever addressed Congress.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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Heidenreich put on a Steelers cap and saluted.—
Armando Salguero OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
26 Apr. 2026
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Kermit Ruffins pays tribute to Louis Armstrong By far the most exciting performance scheduled at Jazz Fest’s Economy Hall Tent features one of the Crescent City’s greatest living trumpeters saluting the most important trumpeter in New Orleans history.—
Al Shipley,
SPIN,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Greet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/greet. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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