as in congratulations
best wishes
when you see him, give him my sincerest greetings
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Recent Examples of greetings
The book was compiled by Epstein's co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell for his 50th birthday and reportedly contained poems, photos and greetings from academics, businesspeople, Epstein's childhood friends and more.
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Dan Gooding
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Examples include tailoring greetings and phrasing to local norms, providing localized help menus and creating region-specific escalation paths.
—Leonard Martin Schmedding, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Based on Alice Oseman's popular webcomic turned graphic novels, Heartstopper is loaded with longing glares, timid greetings, delicate touches, and all the definitive hallmarks of young love as two classmates fall for each other at Truham Grammar School for Boys.
—James Mercadante, EW.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Student leaders, administrators and co-principal Lorena Moreno formed a welcome tunnel near the gate, cheering as students entered — some ducking past the fanfare and others stopping for hugs and greetings.
—Hanna Kang, Oc Register, 6 Aug. 2025
Dan Gooding
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Examples include tailoring greetings and phrasing to local norms, providing localized help menus and creating region-specific escalation paths.
—Leonard Martin Schmedding, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Based on Alice Oseman's popular webcomic turned graphic novels, Heartstopper is loaded with longing glares, timid greetings, delicate touches, and all the definitive hallmarks of young love as two classmates fall for each other at Truham Grammar School for Boys.
—James Mercadante, EW.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Student leaders, administrators and co-principal Lorena Moreno formed a welcome tunnel near the gate, cheering as students entered — some ducking past the fanfare and others stopping for hugs and greetings.
—Hanna Kang, Oc Register, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for greetings
Noun
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No guarantees are made with regards to results or financial gain.—
Stephanie Kuzydym,
Louisville Courier Journal,
11 Sep. 2025
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In both studies, those with chronic pain scored significantly lower in regards to self-compassion than their pain-free peers.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This is a familiar story in many respects.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
18 Sep. 2025
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Sundance Mountain Resort has created a memorial in the Resort Village at the Rehearsal Hall Pond, where guests and fans of Robert Redford are invited to pay their respects.—
Emese Maczko,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Greetings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/greetings. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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