as in salute
an expression of goodwill upon meeting
we said our hellos and got right down to business
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Recent Examples of hello
As one of the curious strangers wandered to the edge of the gazebo, hoping for a better view or perhaps a small hello, his attention did not stray.
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Sarah Hepola, Dallas Morning News, 27 Feb. 2026
Walking down a concrete-laden corridor of ExtraMile Arena and into the postgame media room, Boise State basketball’s two heroes of Tuesday night’s comeback win over New Mexico exchanged quick hellos before sitting down at the interview table.
—Idaho Statesman, 3 Jan. 2026
But for some of us, Crowe really had us at the hello that was his early career as the world’s most precocious rock journalist.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 16 Dec. 2025
On the island, Chesney is just another neighbor, with his feet in the sand, trading easy hellos with locals over drinks.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
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Sarah Hepola, Dallas Morning News, 27 Feb. 2026
Walking down a concrete-laden corridor of ExtraMile Arena and into the postgame media room, Boise State basketball’s two heroes of Tuesday night’s comeback win over New Mexico exchanged quick hellos before sitting down at the interview table.
—Idaho Statesman, 3 Jan. 2026
But for some of us, Crowe really had us at the hello that was his early career as the world’s most precocious rock journalist.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 16 Dec. 2025
On the island, Chesney is just another neighbor, with his feet in the sand, trading easy hellos with locals over drinks.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hello
Noun
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Onlookers placed their hands on their hearts and thousands of first responders gave Kilduff a final salute.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
1 June 2026
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Meanwhile, the standard annual pass for current members of the military and their dependents shows a photo of Trump from behind, his arm raised in salute.—
Alison Fox,
Travel + Leisure,
1 June 2026
Noun
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Messi trudged off the field quickly and headed straight to the locker room, in no mood for post-game salutations.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
26 Apr. 2026
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Others carve out time to mail birthday cards and salutations written in their own hand.—
Michael Liedtke,
Fortune,
28 Dec. 2025
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But Guidara describes how hospitality can be intentionally embedded into every element of the dining experience — from the greeting at the door to the pacing of a meal.—
Iyesatta Massaquoi Emeli,
STAT,
2 June 2026
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Aaronson was back in Atlanta on Saturday morning and given a boisterous greeting by his teammates, who had hoped to take in the wedding day via FaceTime with Gio Reyna’s wife, Chloe, who attended the ceremony.—
Paul Tenorio,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
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Ultimately Kim is likely to give Xi a grand and lavish welcome at the symbolic level, but China may not be able to extract much from an increasingly confident Kim, experts say.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 June 2026
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Observers will be watching closely how Xi’s welcome and his meeting with Kim compare with the North Korean leader’s welcome of Putin during a 2024 visit to Pyonyang.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
5 June 2026
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“Hello.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hello. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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