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to acknowledge (someone) by means of spoken words
The host cheerfully greeted the party guests at the door.
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Recent Examples of greets
One recent afternoon, Warren greets THR wearing a black T-shirt emblazoned with a tiger’s face.
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Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
The movie ends with a moment of reconciliation, when Bruce greets his father after a concert and shares a few words with him.
—Jake Kring-Schreifels, Time, 24 Oct. 2025
That extends from the light red bathroom tiles that mimic shiny, brick walls to an intertwining, metal branch sculpture canopy that greets visitors.
—John Wenzel, Denver Post, 19 Oct. 2025
This is the uniform in which DesRochers greets me at the nucleus of her sprawling entrepreneurial pursuits that are dubbed The Gratitude Collective, her brick home sitting high atop a hill in Avondale.
—Grace Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 18 Oct. 2025
Now, Bo greets every day, and every person, with joy.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
At the entrance to the town, a Byzantine-style shrine greets visitors, its mosaic depicting a gold-haloed Christ holding a cross in one hand and extending the other.
—Elena Clavarino, Air Mail, 11 Oct. 2025
The innkeeper who greets the same families every season.
—Big Think, 9 Oct. 2025
Floral and botanical patterns are a recurring theme, from the chintz sofas to the colorful hollyhock wallpaper that greets visitors at a private elevator entrance.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025
Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
The movie ends with a moment of reconciliation, when Bruce greets his father after a concert and shares a few words with him.
—Jake Kring-Schreifels, Time, 24 Oct. 2025
That extends from the light red bathroom tiles that mimic shiny, brick walls to an intertwining, metal branch sculpture canopy that greets visitors.
—John Wenzel, Denver Post, 19 Oct. 2025
This is the uniform in which DesRochers greets me at the nucleus of her sprawling entrepreneurial pursuits that are dubbed The Gratitude Collective, her brick home sitting high atop a hill in Avondale.
—Grace Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 18 Oct. 2025
Now, Bo greets every day, and every person, with joy.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
At the entrance to the town, a Byzantine-style shrine greets visitors, its mosaic depicting a gold-haloed Christ holding a cross in one hand and extending the other.
—Elena Clavarino, Air Mail, 11 Oct. 2025
The innkeeper who greets the same families every season.
—Big Think, 9 Oct. 2025
Floral and botanical patterns are a recurring theme, from the chintz sofas to the colorful hollyhock wallpaper that greets visitors at a private elevator entrance.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for greets
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The approach also addresses RO’s brine disposal challenge while producing powers.—
Tejasri Gururaj,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Oct. 2025
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Through a blend of high-power performance, intelligent design, and terrain-adaptive engineering, the brand addresses core user frustrations while elevating the overall riding experience.—
Matt Emma,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
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Beginning with the costume and hunters’ parade and continuing on through the Oktoberfest church service and the landlords’ concert and gun salutes at the Bavaria as the grand finale on the last day, kids can learn about German traditions among a whole lot of color and character.—
Rebecca Deurlein,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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General Hossein Salami, second right, salutes as Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, right, arrives at a graduation ceremony of the Revolutionary Guard's officers in Tehran, Iran, on May 20, 2015.—
Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Aug. 2025
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Boyle is a singer who hails from Blackburn, West Lothian, in Scotland.—
Francesca Gariano,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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The film hails from Simone Films, with Wasser, Rebekah Sherman-Myntti, KJ Rothweiler and Amira Stevenson-Hynes serving as producers.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Greets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/greets. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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