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greet

verb

Definition of greetnext
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 Gigliotti drove the yellow Sightseer tramcar on the boardwalk for 35 years, greeting visitors. — Ryan Hughes, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026 Guests were shuttled to the Storm King Art Center, where we were greeted with Blank Street Coffee and lavender vanilla scoops from Laz’s Ice Cream. — Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026 This decision could be greeted even more positively by the market. — Sarah Min, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026 The first teammates to greet him in the end zone were his tight end teammates, Terrance Ferguson and Patrick Herbert. — Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for greet
Recent Examples of Synonyms for greet
  1. address
  2. salute
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  • Quantum computing could eventually address 20-40% of emissions from sectors like steel and cement that are otherwise hard to abate, according to a report shared first with Semafor.
    — Eugenia Perozo, semafor.com, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Current and former employees said Allen is largely an absentee leader who is combative and who put his workers in harm’s way by not acting sooner to address building concerns prior to a roof collapse last year.
    — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of address
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  • The portions of the ceremony that salute the broadcast network programs tend to be nostalgia driven.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Duran Duran joins a small circle of acts who’ve been saluted by the Royal Mail with special stamp issues, AC/DC, The Who and Spice Girls among them.
    — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of salute

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“Greet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/greet. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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