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 Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are happy to greet the public at the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia in Sydney on April 17. —
Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 18 Apr. 2026 Wilkins and Powell were greeted at the San Jose State facility with a discus-friendly 10 to 15 mph wind. —Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 17 Apr. 2026 The 44-year-old father from Honduras felt like his head was on a swivel, greeting the handful of shoppers that approached while also scanning the busy thoroughfare behind him. —Wendi C. Thomas, MLK50, 17 Apr. 2026 Starmer, facing political troubles at home, was greeted by Macron in the courtyard of the Elysee presidential palace on Friday afternoon. —Sylvie Corbet, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for greet
Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 18 Apr. 2026 Wilkins and Powell were greeted at the San Jose State facility with a discus-friendly 10 to 15 mph wind. —Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 17 Apr. 2026 The 44-year-old father from Honduras felt like his head was on a swivel, greeting the handful of shoppers that approached while also scanning the busy thoroughfare behind him. —Wendi C. Thomas, MLK50, 17 Apr. 2026 Starmer, facing political troubles at home, was greeted by Macron in the courtyard of the Elysee presidential palace on Friday afternoon. —Sylvie Corbet, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for greet
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The collaboration is designed to address specific engineering challenges that arise when moving from a proven physics model to a functional energy facility.— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 22 Apr. 2026
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The sudden departure comes just a day after Phelan addressed a large crowd of sailors and industry professionals at the Navy’s annual conference in Washington, and spoke with reporters about his agenda.— Konstantin Toropin, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
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The away fans rose to salute their team with warm applause and chants of support.— James McNicholas, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2026
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But in the following match against Australia and the subsequent match that led to their elimination, the team sang along and saluted during the national anthem.— Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2026
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“Greet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/greet. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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