salutatory

Definition of salutatorynext

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for salutatory
Noun
  • Nearly all of their rituals are rooted in female submission, expressed without words to keep the film from feeling like a lecture.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Biographers of Berryman, including Eileen, tend to record the Shakespeare lecture as a turning point of sorts for the American poet.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • This isn’t a eulogy for free enterprise, which Americans strongly support.
    — Jason Thurlkill, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Not eulogies that end at the graveside, but lives that carry the work forward.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • For their collaborative full-length debut, Eris Drew and Octo Octa hunkered down in their New Hampshire cabin to craft a celebratory, sample-heavy tribute to the maximalist dance music of yore.
    — Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 22 Oct. 2026
  • In the center of the lounge there’s an imposing green marble bar—a tribute to the celebrated Italian architect Piero Portaluppi—that serves as the focal point of the space.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026
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
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“Salutatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salutatory. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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