as in congratulations
best wishes
when you see him, give him my sincerest greetings
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Recent Examples of greetings
The Japanese Club from Torrey Pines High School also joined the celebration, offering an interactive origami booth and teaching students basic greetings in Japanese.
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News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Oct. 2025
Other generic holiday greetings also may be used on Yom Kippur.
—Krys'tal Griffin, Freep.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Messi, who was denied by the post in the first half but who struggled to make his usual impact, walked off the field and straight to the locker room at the final whistle without stopping for any of the usual handshakes or greetings.
—The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Operational Logistics The door greetings also help flight attendants prepare their service strategy.
—Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2025
Stacey wasted no time holding Georgi's feet to the fire after greetings were said and done.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025
Oto goes beyond basic greetings, chatting with guests, telling jokes, sharing historical facts, and even suggesting local activities.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2025
The book was compiled by Epstein's co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell for his 50th birthday and reportedly contained poems, photos and greetings from academics, businesspeople, Epstein's childhood friends and more.
—Dan Gooding
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Examples include tailoring greetings and phrasing to local norms, providing localized help menus and creating region-specific escalation paths.
—Leonard Martin Schmedding, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Oct. 2025
Other generic holiday greetings also may be used on Yom Kippur.
—Krys'tal Griffin, Freep.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Messi, who was denied by the post in the first half but who struggled to make his usual impact, walked off the field and straight to the locker room at the final whistle without stopping for any of the usual handshakes or greetings.
—The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Operational Logistics The door greetings also help flight attendants prepare their service strategy.
—Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2025
Stacey wasted no time holding Georgi's feet to the fire after greetings were said and done.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025
Oto goes beyond basic greetings, chatting with guests, telling jokes, sharing historical facts, and even suggesting local activities.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2025
The book was compiled by Epstein's co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell for his 50th birthday and reportedly contained poems, photos and greetings from academics, businesspeople, Epstein's childhood friends and more.
—Dan Gooding
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Examples include tailoring greetings and phrasing to local norms, providing localized help menus and creating region-specific escalation paths.
—Leonard Martin Schmedding, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for greetings
Noun
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Much of her content is focused on safety in regards to sun exposure.—
James Manso,
Footwear News,
17 Oct. 2025
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The players, according to sources close to the squad, do not know what to expect with regards to Postecoglou’s future — there is a mood of uncertainty.—
Paul Taylor,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The car is not the Camaro in most other respects, too, with the interior getting a bespoke redesign, the body panels changed, the bumpers changed, the front grille reworked, and the headlights and tail lights updated, too.—
Erik Shilling,
Robb Report,
15 Oct. 2025
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Beyoncé is paying her respects to a music icon.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
15 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Greetings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/greetings. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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