as in salute
an expression of goodwill upon meeting
we said our hellos and got right down to business
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Recent Examples of hello
The series’ first new installment in eight years is a reliably funny, sweet and wonderfully realized passing of the torch, with a paw in the past and another into the future — an elegant goodbye and a hello.
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Mark Kennedy, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Mar. 2024
There are polite hellos and comfortable understandings that the day will go on like any other family holiday, for the sake of being together on a special occasion.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 21 Nov. 2024
Once flew across the country for a male cousin’s wedding and never got so much as a hello from either him or his wife.
—Erin Clack, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
Cheadle moves with ease, as smooth as the jazz playing over the speakers, ensuring all present get a personal hello.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 6 Sep. 2024
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Mark Kennedy, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Mar. 2024
There are polite hellos and comfortable understandings that the day will go on like any other family holiday, for the sake of being together on a special occasion.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 21 Nov. 2024
Once flew across the country for a male cousin’s wedding and never got so much as a hello from either him or his wife.
—Erin Clack, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
Cheadle moves with ease, as smooth as the jazz playing over the speakers, ensuring all present get a personal hello.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 6 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hello
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Tesla cars are taking the brunt of growing anger at CEO Elon Musk, who in recent months has courted controversy by making an apparent Nazi salute at Donald Trump's inauguration and ordering the firings of thousands of federal workers in the weeks that followed.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
16 Mar. 2025
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Start your engines for a weekend of racing at the Coca-Cola 600 What to expect: All the big names in NASCAR, a performance from Old Dominion, lots of beer, a salute to military heroes and 600 miles of loud, heart-pumping racing.—
McKenzie Rankin,
Axios,
13 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Those two words — Philly's affectionate salutation — have taken on deeper meaning as the city grapples with the aftermath of a tragedy that killed seven people and injured dozens more.—
Isaac Avilucea,
Axios,
7 Feb. 2025
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Sun Salutations The sun salutations are a group of poses focused on moving the body.—
Cory Martin,
Verywell Health,
23 Sep. 2024
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The couple also had aunties and cousins asking why they weren't messaged for their greetings.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
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Once inside, fans snapped Swift greeting Kelce's sister-in-law, Kylie Kelce, at the bar.—
Julie Mazziotta,
People.com,
9 Feb. 2025
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Miami Dolphins punter Jake Bailey married his girlfriend of five and a half years, Bailey Medeiros, on March 8 in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico Their two-day celebration kicked off on March 7 with a white welcome party.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
People.com,
10 Mar. 2025
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State of play: Supervisors approved the Global Neighbors immigrant and refugee welcome center project in December.—
Jason Clayworth,
Axios,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Hello.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hello. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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