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
Attendees took a limousine ride downtown, which was followed by family, friends and St. Jude staff greeting them at the Domino’s Event Center.
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Jillian Frankel, People.com, 28 May 2025
The Trump administration warmly greeted 59 White people from South Africa upon their arrival on May 12, after granting them refugee status.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 22 May 2025
Another fan greeted Liz with a Mother’s Day card in the weeks after Beau came home for the first time.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 21 May 2025
The first lady greeted children in the East Garden, assisting the kids with decorating American flags.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 20 May 2025
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Jillian Frankel, People.com, 28 May 2025
The Trump administration warmly greeted 59 White people from South Africa upon their arrival on May 12, after granting them refugee status.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 22 May 2025
Another fan greeted Liz with a Mother’s Day card in the weeks after Beau came home for the first time.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 21 May 2025
The first lady greeted children in the East Garden, assisting the kids with decorating American flags.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 20 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for greet
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DSPs address this by unifying discovery, classification, tokenization and policy enforcement into a singular platform.—
Ed Leavens,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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The unit offers mostly young, nonviolent offenders an opportunity to avoid prosecution by completing a program to address the issues that initially led to their arrest.—
Bram Sable-Smith,
CNN Money,
3 June 2025
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Answering questions from the audience, Chieng was surprised by Bill Murray, a guest on that evening’s show, who congratulated him on his achievement, kissing him on the cheek and saluting him before leaving in a very Murray way.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
6 June 2025
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The audience also waved their hats in the air and saluted the beloved actor, who would usually sit in a seat behind home plate and be the softball game’s umpire.—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
31 May 2025
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“Greet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/greet. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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