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Recent Examples of welcome mat
The ceremony: Saturday, 1 p.m. ET Thursday’s game serves more as the welcome mat for what the weekend is really about, which is the enshrinement of the newest members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
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Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 31 July 2025
The Rangers’ starting catcher on Friday, Kyle Higashioka, might as well have set up a welcome mat for his return to Petco Park.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2025
Once opposed to nontraditional station guests, NASA now throws out the welcome mat, charging for their food and upkeep while insisting that an experienced astronaut accompany them.
—Arkansas Online, 26 June 2025
Some stores have different policies and don’t always throw down the welcome mat for your pup.
—Cordell Jones, Miami Herald, 21 June 2025
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Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 31 July 2025
The Rangers’ starting catcher on Friday, Kyle Higashioka, might as well have set up a welcome mat for his return to Petco Park.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2025
Once opposed to nontraditional station guests, NASA now throws out the welcome mat, charging for their food and upkeep while insisting that an experienced astronaut accompany them.
—Arkansas Online, 26 June 2025
Some stores have different policies and don’t always throw down the welcome mat for your pup.
—Cordell Jones, Miami Herald, 21 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for welcome mat
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However, Xiaopeng has noted that while the G7 already delivers the intelligence and processing required for L3 operation, it will only be considered a true Level 3 car once hardware redundancy is fully implemented and the vehicle receives the necessary regulatory approvals.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Sep. 2025
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Their approval to compete this September generated significant uproar, with many alleging Angelina Melnikova’s participation, in particular, violates FIG rules.—
Caroline Price,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Why does the opening of a cardboard box give me tacit permission to act like a sociopath?—
Julie Beck,
The Atlantic,
17 Sep. 2025
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The company is adding agentic capabilities to Seller Assistant, its AI tool for third-party sellers, meaning the software can take action on a merchant's behalf with their permission, Amazon said.—
Annie Palmer,
CNBC,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Welcome mat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/welcome%20mat. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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