greeted

past tense of greet
as in addressed
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 greeted Pratt drew a leadoff walk from Steven Matz and scored from second when Chourio greeted Kevin Kelly with a two-out single. — Steve Megaree, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026 Her announcement at the parliament in Strasbourg, France, was greeted with a standing ovation. — Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026 Just about 24 hours before the World Series began, Arnold greeted the current Rays’ president of baseball operations Erik Neander, who started as an intern in Tampa while Arnold was a scout there, on the field. — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026 In Frankfurt, a gray city crumbling at the corners and still finding its footing after the war, though somehow doing its best to pretend all is well, Mann and Erika are greeted by the mayor and hustled off to a press conference. — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 23 Oct. 2026 Now the first trailer's been greeted with a surge of negative reactions and disappointment. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026 The horrors at Requiem Haunted House, the largest indoor scare attraction in the Treasure Valley, begin as soon as you’re greeted at the door. — Hali Smith october 17, Idaho Statesman, 17 Oct. 2026 The pope then walked outside greeted and waved at the crowd and shook hands of hospital staff lined up by car to see him off. — ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026 They were greeted by a cheering crowd, filled largely with young children. — Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 15 Oct. 2026
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  • In a post last week, Musk also addressed the government's relationship to Starlink and its missile-tracking Starshield program.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
  • In 2020, a soil scientist from Washington State University addressed this, shortly after Seattle founded the first US company, Recompose, to commercialize NOR.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2026
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  • Stein was more delighted that the Portuguese newspapers saluted Celtic for their style.
    — Michael Walker, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2026
  • All this because that was the Ditka look everyone remembers, Saturday Night Live many times spoofed, and NFL films saluted.
    — Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026

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“Greeted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/greeted. Accessed 25 Oct. 2026.

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