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Walking up the main staircase you’re greeted by portraits of Mikhail Gorbachev, Pablo Neruda, and, of course, George Washington.

When those powers emerge, she is greeted with horror by society.

From Vox

In many cities, though, rank-and-file police officers are greeting these efforts with an apparent pullback.

Jon Landau, the producer of both Titanic and Avatar, greeted us as we entered the typical American conference room, with the air-conditioning turned to “Arctic” and thick blue carpet that muted our footsteps.

From Fortune

So we all greeted the architects’ arrival this week as a sign that things are finally starting to nudge back in the direction of normal.

From Fortune

"That was crazy," Lynn Jenkins of Kansas muttered to another member as she walked to greet Boehner.

Her brother Mulbah Sirleaf said Dedee could not be there to greet her child because her “heart was hurting.”

Those are the first words that slip out of my mouth when I greet Andrew Garfield at a hotel suite in Downtown Toronto.

Women parade in front of visitors, kiss them on the cheek, and greet them with “Fique à vontade” (Make yourself comfortable).

Shaw put himself right alongside the line and took a minute to shake hands and greet each delegate.

At the store he would never have given in, but he was not accustomed to hearing so loud a murmur of approval greet the opposition.

"Fine, Mr. Glavis," replied Mildred's mother, arising to greet him for the second time that day.

"I just happened to be passin' and thought I'd drop in for a spell," he said, with a profound bow to Mary, who arose to greet him.

On the arrival of the court many of the old Creole families hastened to the capital to greet their sovereigns.

The young doctor was there, too, as were Mrs. Tip Pulsifer and a half dozen others, a goodly company to greet us.

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On this page you'll find 68 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to greet, such as: accost, acknowledge, address, approach, attend, and embrace.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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