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
Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 7 Feb. 2026
Vaughn Hardenberg Westwood The Los Angeles Times welcomes expressions of all views.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2026
The City remains committed to a transparent public process and welcomes continued participation through forums such as the Clarksburg Citizens Advisory Committee.
—Ashley Sharp, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
Your 7th House of Coordination welcomes brilliant Mercury, encouraging precise promises and thoughtful questions — all things that ensure healthy cooperation can take place.
—Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2026
Sure, Texas softball welcomes back the bulk of last season’s team that went 56-12 and won its first national championship.
—Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 6 Feb. 2026
As mentioned above, though, warm minimalism is more lenient in this regard, and welcomes the incorporation of personal items that are special or tell a story.
—Erica Puisis, The Spruce, 31 Jan. 2026
For families Unlike Mii Amo, where guests need to be at least 16 years old, Enchantment welcomes families with children of all ages—and has programs designed to keep them entertained.
—Asonta Benetti, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Jan. 2026
One of the events that Humanity Launch hosts is the Service Leader Academy, which welcomes 140 students every summer to meet for one of the two-day camps to learn about community service and how implementing that can make a difference to the community.
—Samantha Laurey, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 30 Jan. 2026
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
On a good Sunday, the 1,000-square-foot sanctuary welcomes maybe 50 people for worship.
—Theoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 28 Aug. 2025
Plus, the olive green shade welcomes fall into your space without being too seasonal.
—Shea Simmons, People.com, 27 Aug. 2025
At Cracker Barrel, it's always been – and always will be – about serving up delicious food, warm welcomes, and the kind of country hospitality that feels like family.
—Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2025
Visits feel more like warm welcomes than formal tours.
—Hannah Howard, Travel + Leisure, 16 Aug. 2025
Verb
Fajeau said the Sierra Club California welcomes the bill’s $5 billion cap on new projects but worries that water contractors could try to slice large conveyance proposals into smaller phases to keep them under that threshold.
—Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 7 Feb. 2026
Vaughn Hardenberg Westwood The Los Angeles Times welcomes expressions of all views.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2026
The City remains committed to a transparent public process and welcomes continued participation through forums such as the Clarksburg Citizens Advisory Committee.
—Ashley Sharp, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
Your 7th House of Coordination welcomes brilliant Mercury, encouraging precise promises and thoughtful questions — all things that ensure healthy cooperation can take place.
—Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2026
Sure, Texas softball welcomes back the bulk of last season’s team that went 56-12 and won its first national championship.
—Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 6 Feb. 2026
As mentioned above, though, warm minimalism is more lenient in this regard, and welcomes the incorporation of personal items that are special or tell a story.
—Erica Puisis, The Spruce, 31 Jan. 2026
For families Unlike Mii Amo, where guests need to be at least 16 years old, Enchantment welcomes families with children of all ages—and has programs designed to keep them entertained.
—Asonta Benetti, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Jan. 2026
One of the events that Humanity Launch hosts is the Service Leader Academy, which welcomes 140 students every summer to meet for one of the two-day camps to learn about community service and how implementing that can make a difference to the community.
—Samantha Laurey, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 30 Jan. 2026
Noun
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
On a good Sunday, the 1,000-square-foot sanctuary welcomes maybe 50 people for worship.
—Theoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 28 Aug. 2025
Plus, the olive green shade welcomes fall into your space without being too seasonal.
—Shea Simmons, People.com, 27 Aug. 2025
At Cracker Barrel, it's always been – and always will be – about serving up delicious food, warm welcomes, and the kind of country hospitality that feels like family.
—Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2025
Visits feel more like warm welcomes than formal tours.
—Hannah Howard, Travel + Leisure, 16 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for welcomes
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But as Wall Street embraces tokenization, or issues different digital assets on blockchains, Bogart believes TRM will be able to weather any impending downturn.—
Leo Schwartz,
Fortune,
4 Feb. 2026
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The album, released just over a year ago, embraces rhythms native to Puerto Rico, like plena and salsa, and centers the island’s colonial history.—
Itzel Luna,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Previous AmericanaFest salutes have celebrated the songs of Paul Simon (2024), Lucinda Williams (2023), Willie Nelson (2020), John Prine (2019), Emmylou Harris (2018), Loretta Lynn (2017), Glenn Frey (2016), Phil Everly (2014) and Emmylou Harris, Rodney Crowell and Friends (2013).—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
20 Jan. 2026
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According to the release, inductees will also receive on‑campus salutes at their universities and be permanently honored at the Chick-fil-A College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta.—
Doug Myers,
CBS News,
14 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Alvarez-Cabrera gets out of the vehicle and greets Carballo Gonzalez, detectives say.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
29 Jan. 2026
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Inside the main floor, a two-story great room greets you with lots of windows.—
Kaitlyn Keegan,
Hartford Courant,
24 Jan. 2026
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The study of leave-taking was assumed to be more complicated than the study of greetings.—
Shayla Love,
New Yorker,
4 Feb. 2026
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And you’d record greetings in Vietnamese and in Punjabi and in Italian.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
4 Feb. 2026
Noun
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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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He was then honorably discharged, with countless salutations and medals for his heroism.—
Curtis Bunn,
NBC news,
27 Aug. 2025
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“Welcomes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/welcomes. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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