as in to address
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 greet
Attendees took a limousine ride downtown, which was followed by family, friends and St. Jude staff greeting them at the Domino’s Event Center.
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Jillian Frankel, People.com, 28 May 2025
The Trump administration warmly greeted 59 White people from South Africa upon their arrival on May 12, after granting them refugee status.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 22 May 2025
Another fan greeted Liz with a Mother’s Day card in the weeks after Beau came home for the first time.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 21 May 2025
The first lady greeted children in the East Garden, assisting the kids with decorating American flags.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 20 May 2025
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Jillian Frankel, People.com, 28 May 2025
The Trump administration warmly greeted 59 White people from South Africa upon their arrival on May 12, after granting them refugee status.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 22 May 2025
Another fan greeted Liz with a Mother’s Day card in the weeks after Beau came home for the first time.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 21 May 2025
The first lady greeted children in the East Garden, assisting the kids with decorating American flags.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 20 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for greet
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DSPs address this by unifying discovery, classification, tokenization and policy enforcement into a singular platform.—
Ed Leavens,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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The unit offers mostly young, nonviolent offenders an opportunity to avoid prosecution by completing a program to address the issues that initially led to their arrest.—
Bram Sable-Smith,
CNN Money,
3 June 2025
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The firebrand Rage Against the Machine guitarist and solo star joined his friend and fellow rock agitator Bruce Springsteen over the weekend in giving a NSFW salute No. 27 from the stage.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
27 May 2025
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The president paused after placing the wreath, then stepped back and saluted during the playing of taps.—
Seung Min Kim,
Chicago Tribune,
26 May 2025
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“Greet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/greet. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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