as in salutation
an expression of goodwill upon meeting
offered a cheery salute as they passed the soldiers on the street
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as in to applaud
to declare enthusiastic approval of
I salute the idea of healthier lunch options for our students
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Recent Examples of salute
Thomas Smith, Billboard, 27 Nov. 2024
Tyler Kepner’s salute to the newcomers on this year’s Baseball Hall of Fame ballot.
—Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024
Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 4 Jan. 2025
The motorcade will stop at his boyhood home, during which the National Park Service will salute him and ring the bell on the farm 39 times, a reference to his service as the nation's 39th president, before heading to Atlanta.
—Riley Beggin, USA TODAY, 30 Dec. 2024
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Noun
The British star leads the announcement for the Heaton Park festival, which includes other electronic names such as Confidence Man, Interplanetary Criminal, salute, DJ Heartstring and more.
—Thomas Smith, Billboard, 27 Nov. 2024
Tyler Kepner’s salute to the newcomers on this year’s Baseball Hall of Fame ballot.
—Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024
Verb
For a city climbing out of a deficit, Nakamura’s incredible grind should be saluted.
—Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 4 Jan. 2025
The motorcade will stop at his boyhood home, during which the National Park Service will salute him and ring the bell on the farm 39 times, a reference to his service as the nation's 39th president, before heading to Atlanta.
—Riley Beggin, USA TODAY, 30 Dec. 2024
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Through the spring and summer, the Garden State offered salutations to pedestrians from the tops of London taxis and beckoned from German train platforms.Will Peischel, Curbed, 7 Oct. 2024
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Other goals include training for a 10K, executing a sun salutation on a paddleboard, or improving important health metrics like your VO2 max. Before attempting unfamiliar workouts, develop a base level of fitness by meeting the minimum guidelines.Matt Fuchs, TIME, 30 Sep. 2024
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Kotb and her colleagues applauded when the song finished, with Kotb thanking Kermit at its conclusion.Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 10 Jan. 2025
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Others applauded Kris and James Armstrong’s selflessness in light of such sudden challenges.Susan Young, People.com, 9 Jan. 2025
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But like each time before, the phone rang, the generic voice greeting kicked in and Navarro would hang up.Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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Fraternal greetings to Matt Woosman, whose Crystal Palace are ninth in our table.George Caulkin, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
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The conversation between the three actresses then shifted to Shields' praising Swift for discussing body image and the pressure to look perfect during her 2020 documentary, Miss Americana.Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
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Lions players consistently praise his ability to be direct and demanding while also creating positive energy.Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2025
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The movies are my escape as well as my professional concern, and the process of watching and thinking and writing about movies has been my own welcome distraction through many a difficult stretch, if seldom one as difficult as this.Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 9 Jan. 2025
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One welcome development is recent guidance from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) that eliminates utilization management practices for PrEP.James K. Glassman, Boston Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
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But Trump supporters hailed Underwood’s decision, and compared it (positively) to Taylor Swift endorsing Joe Biden last year.James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Jan. 2025
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Near the site where the signing ceremony had been scheduled, California’s Natural Resources Secretary Wade Crowfoot hailed the cooperative effort that led to the designations as a paradigm shift.Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2025
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“Salute.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salute. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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