salutatories

noun

plural of salutatory
as in lectures

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  1. eulogies
  2. panegyrics
  3. tributes
  4. sermons
Noun
  • These pressures are creating a new slate of indie filmmakers who aren’t posting eulogies to Hollywood on Threads or waiting for the good old days to return.
    — Chaseedaw Giles, IndieWire, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Not eulogies that end at the graveside, but lives that carry the work forward.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of eulogies
Noun
  • And journalists and analysts often return from visits offering rosy-eyed panegyrics about China’s gleaming transit systems and engineering capacity.
    — Carl Minzner, Foreign Affairs, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Flynn had been for a drink with a girl whose job was to place adverts in the various Festival guides and brochures and who spoke mostly in panegyrics.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of panegyrics
Noun
  • Jenner received several birthday tributes from her family on social media.
    — Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Each night will feature a set of fan favorites and greatest hits, as well as the touching tributes to late drummer/lyricist Neil Peart that have been a moving staple of the band’s ongoing Fifty Something tour.
    — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of tributes
Noun
  • During court proceedings, relatives and friends accused Mackenzie of indoctrinating his congregation with doomsday sermons.
    — Rael Ombuor, Washington Post, 6 Nov. 2026
  • His stump speeches are often regarded by attendees more as sermons than straight politicking.
    — Philip Elliott, Time, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of sermons
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