as in congratulations
best wishes
when you see him, give him my sincerest greetings
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Recent Examples of greetings
Lessons progress in a clear sequence from practical basics—greetings, directions, dining, travel—to everyday conversation about opinions, routines, and past/future events.
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PC Magazine, 20 Oct. 2025
The Japanese Club from Torrey Pines High School also joined the celebration, offering an interactive origami booth and teaching students basic greetings in Japanese.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Oct. 2025
Other generic holiday greetings also may be used on Yom Kippur.
—Krys'tal Griffin, Freep.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Messi, who was denied by the post in the first half but who struggled to make his usual impact, walked off the field and straight to the locker room at the final whistle without stopping for any of the usual handshakes or greetings.
—The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Operational Logistics The door greetings also help flight attendants prepare their service strategy.
—Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2025
Stacey wasted no time holding Georgi's feet to the fire after greetings were said and done.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025
Oto goes beyond basic greetings, chatting with guests, telling jokes, sharing historical facts, and even suggesting local activities.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2025
The book was compiled by Epstein's co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell for his 50th birthday and reportedly contained poems, photos and greetings from academics, businesspeople, Epstein's childhood friends and more.
—Dan Gooding
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
PC Magazine, 20 Oct. 2025
The Japanese Club from Torrey Pines High School also joined the celebration, offering an interactive origami booth and teaching students basic greetings in Japanese.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Oct. 2025
Other generic holiday greetings also may be used on Yom Kippur.
—Krys'tal Griffin, Freep.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Messi, who was denied by the post in the first half but who struggled to make his usual impact, walked off the field and straight to the locker room at the final whistle without stopping for any of the usual handshakes or greetings.
—The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Operational Logistics The door greetings also help flight attendants prepare their service strategy.
—Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2025
Stacey wasted no time holding Georgi's feet to the fire after greetings were said and done.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025
Oto goes beyond basic greetings, chatting with guests, telling jokes, sharing historical facts, and even suggesting local activities.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2025
The book was compiled by Epstein's co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell for his 50th birthday and reportedly contained poems, photos and greetings from academics, businesspeople, Epstein's childhood friends and more.
—Dan Gooding
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for greetings
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No guarantees are made with regards to results or financial gain.—
Josh Meyer,
USA Today,
23 Oct. 2025
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No guarantees are made with regards to results or financial gain.—
Matthew Glowicki,
Louisville Courier Journal,
22 Oct. 2025
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Wednesday’s 1-0 loss to Madrid was, in some respects, emblematic of Juventus this season.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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Aside from paying your respects to these icons on a cemetery tour, visit in the summer for its famous Cinespia screenings, when the graveyard transforms into an open-air cinema that projects films onto a mausoleum wall, surrounded by intricate headstones.—
Sophie-Claire Hoeller,
Vogue,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Greetings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/greetings. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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