welcome mat
noun
: something likened to a mat placed before an entrance as a sign of welcome
put out the welcome mat for foreign investors
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After nearly three years together, Kelsea Ballerini and Chase Stokes have rolled up the welcome mat.
—Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 15 Sep. 2025
The big bang of buy-to-rent When institutional investors first started buying single-family homes, the U.S. government laid out the welcome mat.
—Alex Mayyasi, NPR, 9 Sep. 2025
But, without the same sort of fanfare, there’s quite an intense housing debate happening too in the suburbs, particularly North Shore municipalities better known for exclusivity than rolling out the welcome mat for those who aren’t lawyers, doctors, corporate executives, asset managers, etc.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025
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FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2025
After nearly three years together, Kelsea Ballerini and Chase Stokes have rolled up the welcome mat.
—Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 15 Sep. 2025
The big bang of buy-to-rent When institutional investors first started buying single-family homes, the U.S. government laid out the welcome mat.
—Alex Mayyasi, NPR, 9 Sep. 2025
But, without the same sort of fanfare, there’s quite an intense housing debate happening too in the suburbs, particularly North Shore municipalities better known for exclusivity than rolling out the welcome mat for those who aren’t lawyers, doctors, corporate executives, asset managers, etc.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for welcome mat
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“Welcome mat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/welcome%20mat. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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