as in addressed
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 greeted
They were greeted with smiles and hugs by Williams, Wilmore and the other five astronauts aboard the space station.
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Joe Hernandez, NPR, 16 Mar. 2025
Last Saturday evening, a recent Columbia University graduate student named Mahmoud Khalil was greeted in the lobby of his apartment building, in Morningside Heights, by four plainclothes agents from the Department of Homeland Security.
—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2025
The Cubs, though, managed just three hits in the loss, including a single by Seiya Suzuki, who was greeted by constant cheers throughout the game.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 2025
While silence greeted Cubs hitters against Hanshin starter Keito Mombetsu and its relievers, the nine Cubs pitchers who appeared in the 3-0 exhibition loss experienced a very different atmosphere.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 2025
An employee greeted us before we were handed a ball set and pointed to an empty table in the back.
—Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 14 Mar. 2025
After being greeted by members of the Ambani family, Khloé, 40, alerts Kim to the fact that a diamond has fallen from her necklace somewhere along the way.
—Sabienna Bowman, People.com, 13 Mar. 2025
He was greeted by Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark before taking a seat among the BYU fans seated behind the Cougars’ bench.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 13 Mar. 2025
For years, the boulder greeted students and faculty as a symbol of the area’s geologic history.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 12 Mar. 2025
Joe Hernandez, NPR, 16 Mar. 2025
Last Saturday evening, a recent Columbia University graduate student named Mahmoud Khalil was greeted in the lobby of his apartment building, in Morningside Heights, by four plainclothes agents from the Department of Homeland Security.
—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2025
The Cubs, though, managed just three hits in the loss, including a single by Seiya Suzuki, who was greeted by constant cheers throughout the game.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 2025
While silence greeted Cubs hitters against Hanshin starter Keito Mombetsu and its relievers, the nine Cubs pitchers who appeared in the 3-0 exhibition loss experienced a very different atmosphere.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 2025
An employee greeted us before we were handed a ball set and pointed to an empty table in the back.
—Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 14 Mar. 2025
After being greeted by members of the Ambani family, Khloé, 40, alerts Kim to the fact that a diamond has fallen from her necklace somewhere along the way.
—Sabienna Bowman, People.com, 13 Mar. 2025
He was greeted by Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark before taking a seat among the BYU fans seated behind the Cougars’ bench.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 13 Mar. 2025
For years, the boulder greeted students and faculty as a symbol of the area’s geologic history.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 12 Mar. 2025
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“Greeted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/greeted. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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