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Recent Examples of salutation More active travelers may also consider a few sun salutations on the outdoor movement deck. Chadner Navarro, Vogue, 16 July 2025 She was seated near me, and appeared to be either a celebrity or the mayor, so frequent were the salutations from passersby. The New York Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 June 2025 What is the correct salutation to use when the recipient, and their gender, is unknown? Judith Martin, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2025 Each email would contain the same body text, but the salutation would be customized with the recipient’s name. Jerry Weissman, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for salutation
Recent Examples of Synonyms for salutation
Noun
  • Several of the the show's stars paid tribute to the long-running series in the wake of Monday's news.
    Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The tribute also noted that Funkhouser served in Iraq as a member of the Virginia Army National Guard.
    David Chiu, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The crowd looked skyward as a military helicopter approached from Gaza, briefly diverting from its route to Ichilov Hospital to circle the square in a symbolic salute.
    Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Emergency pumper trucks greeted the aircraft with an arching shower of water known as a water salute.
    Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In his role as an officer, Baker received multiple chief’s commendations, including one in 2011 for his role in flawlessly executing multiple critical tasks during a domestic shooting incident involving a man who allegedly shot and wounded his wife in their suburban townhouse neighborhood.
    Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025
  • The mode is one of willing commendation, trading on the imperative, hortative and jussive moods, the latter two of which have long disappeared from the English tongue.
    Elaine L. Wang September 11, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Reasons for dogs to start barking include illness or injury, territorial response, acting as an alarm, attention seeking, greeting, compulsive, frustration or separation anxiety.
    Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
  • In the video's caption, the mom gave a special shoutout to McLain for demonstrating her ASL abilities with the pre-game greeting.
    Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The play landed Satter a Guggenheim Fellowship, the Drama Desk Award for unique theatrical experience and an Obie Award for special citation, conceiving and direction in 2020.
    Matt Donnelly, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Press mentions, quality backlinks and the frequency of my proprietary frameworks’ citations indicate whether our narrative is resonating and relevant.
    Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Trump received a hero’s welcome by the Knesset — as well as being briefly heckled by a left-wing member, who was promptly escorted out — after brokering a ceasefire that raised hopes for lasting peace in the region.
    Ben Smith, semafor.com, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Good morning and welcome to Fox News’ morning newsletter, Fox News First.
    , FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • History and messages were shared through field hymns and songs.
    Taylor Cassidy, Time, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Ben Mendelsohn steps into the role of Jeff and Leigh’s chipper pastor, which requires enthusiastic hymn-singing.
    Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 11 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • As Warner watched from a private box with his ankle in a cast along with wife Sydney and son Beau — to thunderous cheers when shown on the Jumbotron — the second-year linebacker from Florida State saw the game as a homage to his mentor.
    Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 20 Oct. 2025
  • The week prior, his outfit paid subtle homage to Swift's 12th studio album.
    Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025

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“Salutation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salutation. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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