as in embraces
to receive or accept gladly or readily
the eager recruits welcomed every new project with which they were presented
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as in salutes
an expression of goodwill upon meeting
offered a warm welcome to the stranger
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Recent Examples of welcomes
Jared Weiss, New York Times, 5 June 2026
The project welcomes girls and boys aged 6 and above.
—ABC News, 4 June 2026
Members of Hafner’s church often credit her leadership as being key to cultivating a church known for its inclusiveness that welcomes all people — no matter their background.
—Miami Herald, 4 June 2026
The Zittel Family Amphitheater in Folsom’s historic district welcomes four musical acts this June as part of the Twilight Summer Concert Series.
—Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 4 June 2026
Gather Mountain Blooms Gather Mountain Blooms in Colorado Springs welcomes locals to its farm for a variety of special events that almost always include a you-pick component.
—Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 3 June 2026
With live music at the property’s heart, there will also be a stage that welcomes Tennessee performers.
—Carly Caramanna, Travel + Leisure, 3 June 2026
Explore Further Most visitors to TRNP stay in Medora, a pioneer town with Old West-style buildings that welcomes more than half a million visitors per year.
—Julia Sayers Gokhale, Midwest Living, 1 June 2026
Rick Solomon Lake Balboa The Los Angeles Times welcomes expressions of all views.
—Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026
James Pearce, New York Times, 24 May 2026
As the warm welcomes, teas and receptions continue, news comes in from across the ocean.
—Literary Hub, 11 May 2026
And the welcomes kept coming out of her, compulsive and hopeful and for no one in particular.
—Catherine Lacey, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
Me’Arah O’Neal welcomes carrying the torch for a family of hoopers, led by an NBA superstar.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 30 Mar. 2026
From pandemic gatherings and warm welcomes to a homesick holiday abroad, five writers offer grateful reflections on their most memorable Thanksgivings.
—Monitor Contributors, Christian Science Monitor, 26 Nov. 2025
Both initially received warm welcomes on the festival circuit, but the lack of hyperbole had many perhaps underestimating them.
—Jenelle Riley, Variety, 5 Nov. 2025
The pretty evident takeaway in both places was that voters had grown tired of restrictive COVID policies, especially in schools, and that Biden and the Democrats were wearing out their welcomes with persuadable voters — and that Republicans were fired up.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 31 Oct. 2025
This cryptic tweet, in which Brown hinted to not being welcomes, was believed by fans to be aimed at Kevin Patullo, the Eagles’ offensive coordinator.
—Hunter Simpson, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
Wembanyama welcomes the pressure.
—Jared Weiss, New York Times, 5 June 2026
The project welcomes girls and boys aged 6 and above.
—ABC News, 4 June 2026
Members of Hafner’s church often credit her leadership as being key to cultivating a church known for its inclusiveness that welcomes all people — no matter their background.
—Miami Herald, 4 June 2026
The Zittel Family Amphitheater in Folsom’s historic district welcomes four musical acts this June as part of the Twilight Summer Concert Series.
—Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 4 June 2026
Gather Mountain Blooms Gather Mountain Blooms in Colorado Springs welcomes locals to its farm for a variety of special events that almost always include a you-pick component.
—Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 3 June 2026
With live music at the property’s heart, there will also be a stage that welcomes Tennessee performers.
—Carly Caramanna, Travel + Leisure, 3 June 2026
Explore Further Most visitors to TRNP stay in Medora, a pioneer town with Old West-style buildings that welcomes more than half a million visitors per year.
—Julia Sayers Gokhale, Midwest Living, 1 June 2026
Rick Solomon Lake Balboa The Los Angeles Times welcomes expressions of all views.
—Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026
Noun
The supporters also took the opportunity to extend the warmest of welcomes to the returning Jordan Henderson and Caoimhin Kelleher.
—James Pearce, New York Times, 24 May 2026
As the warm welcomes, teas and receptions continue, news comes in from across the ocean.
—Literary Hub, 11 May 2026
And the welcomes kept coming out of her, compulsive and hopeful and for no one in particular.
—Catherine Lacey, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
Me’Arah O’Neal welcomes carrying the torch for a family of hoopers, led by an NBA superstar.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 30 Mar. 2026
From pandemic gatherings and warm welcomes to a homesick holiday abroad, five writers offer grateful reflections on their most memorable Thanksgivings.
—Monitor Contributors, Christian Science Monitor, 26 Nov. 2025
Both initially received warm welcomes on the festival circuit, but the lack of hyperbole had many perhaps underestimating them.
—Jenelle Riley, Variety, 5 Nov. 2025
The pretty evident takeaway in both places was that voters had grown tired of restrictive COVID policies, especially in schools, and that Biden and the Democrats were wearing out their welcomes with persuadable voters — and that Republicans were fired up.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 31 Oct. 2025
This cryptic tweet, in which Brown hinted to not being welcomes, was believed by fans to be aimed at Kevin Patullo, the Eagles’ offensive coordinator.
—Hunter Simpson, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for welcomes
Verb
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Interest in the author’s life can curdle into obsession, as in Henry James’s The Aspern Papers, in which the narrator embraces any deception necessary to acquire the letters of a dead poet.—
Walt Hunter,
The Atlantic,
4 June 2026
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Galitzine embraces the indignity.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2026
Noun
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The sounds of ship horns and ceremonial salutes echoed across the New Orleans waterfront this week as the city marked the first stop of Sail 250, a nationwide celebration marking America’s 250th anniversary.—
Sarah Alegre,
FOXNews.com,
31 May 2026
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Dozens of troopers, many of classmates from Trainor’s academy, arranged themselves to give the trooper one of his last salutes.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
13 May 2026
Verb
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Each week, the harbor greets a ferry connecting Iceland to Denmark and the Faroe Islands.—
Anne Olivia Bauso,
Travel + Leisure,
21 May 2026
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Peter greets the arrival of this boy, named Arlo (Reggie Absolom), with just that kind of panic.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
15 May 2026
Noun
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Throughout the Backrooms, there are several cardboard cutouts of a mysterious caveman, wired to a communication device that broadcasts audio greetings in multiple languages.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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Clips from podcasts or voicemail greetings are also sources for samples that can be used to generate realistic-sounding audio.—
Miranda Marquit,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
28 May 2026
Noun
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Messi trudged off the field quickly and headed straight to the locker room, in no mood for post-game salutations.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
26 Apr. 2026
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Others carve out time to mail birthday cards and salutations written in their own hand.—
Michael Liedtke,
Fortune,
28 Dec. 2025
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“Welcomes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/welcomes. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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