as in greetings
an expression of goodwill upon meeting
we said our hellos and got right down to business
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Recent Examples of hellos
Reyes said a few elderly people at the home would occasionally sit outside and exchange brief hellos with her from time to time.
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Cierra Morgan, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Walking down a concrete-laden corridor of ExtraMile Arena and into the postgame media room, Boise State basketball’s two heroes of Tuesday night’s comeback win over New Mexico exchanged quick hellos before sitting down at the interview table.
—Idaho Statesman, 3 Jan. 2026
On the island, Chesney is just another neighbor, with his feet in the sand, trading easy hellos with locals over drinks.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Regulars streamed in, greeting each other by name and with enthusiastic hellos.
—Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2025
Camila Guerrero Diaz is known to devotees of the group as one of Metallica’s most die-hard fans, having gone to around 180 shows, sporting multiple Metallica tattoos, and getting personal hellos from Lars at most shows.
—Jason Newman, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2025
Cierra Morgan, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Walking down a concrete-laden corridor of ExtraMile Arena and into the postgame media room, Boise State basketball’s two heroes of Tuesday night’s comeback win over New Mexico exchanged quick hellos before sitting down at the interview table.
—Idaho Statesman, 3 Jan. 2026
On the island, Chesney is just another neighbor, with his feet in the sand, trading easy hellos with locals over drinks.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Regulars streamed in, greeting each other by name and with enthusiastic hellos.
—Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2025
Camila Guerrero Diaz is known to devotees of the group as one of Metallica’s most die-hard fans, having gone to around 180 shows, sporting multiple Metallica tattoos, and getting personal hellos from Lars at most shows.
—Jason Newman, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hellos
Noun
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The airport greetings take place at both the Evans and McNamara Terminals, and several dogs have participated in the program over the years.—
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
18 Apr. 2026
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Their unlikely friendship began in a New Hampshire neighborhood, where Blaisdell couldn’t resist Winter’s over‑the‑top greetings.—
Kelsey Monstrola,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Messi trudged off the field quickly and headed straight to the locker room, in no mood for post-game salutations.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
26 Apr. 2026
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Others carve out time to mail birthday cards and salutations written in their own hand.—
Michael Liedtke,
Fortune,
28 Dec. 2025
Noun
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When fine aluminum powder was mixed proportionally with an oxidizer, the resulting mixture—flash powder—burned much hotter and faster than black powder, allowing for the manufacture of louder firecrackers and salutes in aerial fireworks.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
18 Mar. 2026
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In 1938, the Austrian soccer team dissolved after Hitler’s Germany annexed its country, and the German players greeted the stands with Nazi salutes.—
Ian Buruma,
New Yorker,
23 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Hellos.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hellos. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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