salutatories

noun

plural of salutatory
as in lectures

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  1. eulogies
  2. panegyrics
  3. tributes
  4. sermons
Noun
  • Not eulogies that end at the graveside, but lives that carry the work forward.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Mountains of money are being plowed into 30-spots that tell us to let AI organize our book clubs, write our children’s fan letters, and handle our eulogies.
    — Michael Serazio, Fortune, 9 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
  • From Whitney Peak‘s ethereal glow to the pops of color in Mckenna Grace‘s makeup, these tributes made quite an impression with their beauty looks on the red carpet.
    — Arushi Jacob, Footwear News, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Below are more tributes from his Marvel, Star Trek, and theater families.
    — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of tributes
Noun
  • His apocalyptic sermons taught that his followers and their children should starve themselves to death to get into heaven before the end of the world, per Reuters.
    — Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Bakker offered upbeat sermons and Tammy Faye, charismatic and always wearing her trademark heavy mascara, sang.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of sermons
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