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
Shannon Bond, NPR, 24 Jan. 2025
Hours after President Donald Trump’s inauguration, many Jewish groups sounded the alarm when Elon Musk appeared to twice deliver a Nazi salute at the Presidential Parade.
—Andrew Lapin, Sun Sentinel, 23 Jan. 2025
Ted Johnson, Deadline, 30 Dec. 2024
Fans appreciated Game’s philanthropy and saluted his generosity in the comment section for being one of the only celebrities to show up on the front lines.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 13 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Several voices on the right condemned any comparisons to a Nazi salute — as well as media coverage of the episode — as an attempt to smear Musk.
—Shannon Bond, NPR, 24 Jan. 2025
Hours after President Donald Trump’s inauguration, many Jewish groups sounded the alarm when Elon Musk appeared to twice deliver a Nazi salute at the Presidential Parade.
—Andrew Lapin, Sun Sentinel, 23 Jan. 2025
Verb
The motorcade then will travel through Carter’s hometown of Plains, with a brief pause at his boyhood home at 10:50 a.m., where the National Park Service will salute him by ringing the farm bell 39 times.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 30 Dec. 2024
Fans appreciated Game’s philanthropy and saluted his generosity in the comment section for being one of the only celebrities to show up on the front lines.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 13 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for salute
Noun
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The varieties of headbutting that form a lamb’s language of salutation.—
Dan Piepenbring,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Aug. 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
Verb
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Aufderheide, who is also the director of the Resuscitation Research Center, applauded the coalition’s goals.—
Ciara McCarthy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 Jan. 2025
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Republicans, elated by their party’s political comeback, applauded.—
Alexis Simendinger,
The Hill,
21 Jan. 2025
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The parties are hoping for more holiday greetings as Nosferatu was also released on Christmas Day and went on to become an improbable hit.—
Borys Kit,
The Hollywood Reporter,
22 Jan. 2025
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The gesture was popularized in the 18th and 19th centuries through artworks and theatrical performances, depicting Romans using the salute as an alleged customary greeting.—
Flynn Nicholls,
Newsweek,
21 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Seroka also praised longshore laborers for taking on the high volumes of business, along with the other stakeholders in attendance including terminal operators and shipping lines and members of the San Pedro Bay community.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
27 Jan. 2025
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On Reddit, users have praised the platform for its superior code-generation capabilities and its open-source ethos.—
Joel Thayer,
Newsweek,
27 Jan. 2025
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The band performed at DY Patil stadium in Mumbai to 75,000 fans, where Martin expressed his gratitude for a warm welcome, despite Britain’s past colonial rule in India.—
Sophie Williams,
Billboard,
21 Jan. 2025
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George was approaching his first birthday that July and got a rapturous welcome from fans in the two countries.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
19 Jan. 2025
Verb
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This Cartier Tortue Privée hails from the 2010s, and boasts a beautiful yellow gold case that accepts the flowing form of the case with ease.—
Blake Buettner,
Robb Report,
24 Jan. 2025
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Trump hailed the Stargate Project — which is also drawing investments from Oracle, SoftBank and MGX — and its plans to create hundreds of thousands of jobs.—
Nathan Bomey,
Axios,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Salute.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salute. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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