as in applauded
to declare enthusiastic approval of
I salute the idea of healthier lunch options for our students
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Recent Examples of saluted
Julian Franco, president of strategy and operations at Fox Entertainment, saluted the progress that Pansino and her business partner had been able to make as a boutique outfit.
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Dade Hayes, Deadline, 7 Jan. 2026
Eighteen alums — Hall of Famers Jim Kelly, Andre Reed and Joe DeLamielleure mixed among Eric Wood, George Wilson and the likes of lesser-knowns Brad Lamb, Christian Gaddis and Ashton Youboty — saluted the crowd from the 50-yard line.
—Tim Graham, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
Country stars Miranda Lambert, Vince Gill and Brooks & Dunn saluted Strait.
—Christine Ledbetter, Chicago Tribune, 4 Jan. 2026
Australia saluted the new year with defiance less than a month after its worst mass shooting in almost 30 years.
—Dallas Morning News, 1 Jan. 2026
The legendary guitarist and band leader will be saluted alongside fellow Lifetime Achievement honorees Chaka Khan, Cher and Paul Simon at the Special Merit Awards, an invitation-only event hosted by the Recording Academy, under whose auspices the Grammy Awards are presented.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Dec. 2025
At the close of the program, the Opry’s oldest longest-serving member, Bill Anderson saluted to the past while looking forward to the future.
—Gabrielle Chenault, Nashville Tennessean, 29 Nov. 2025
Players were not made available for media interviews this week, but several of them saluted their coach on social media.
—Jeff Faraudo, Mercury News, 28 Nov. 2025
Pointing toward Díaz, Kimmel then saluted him for his 124 episodes opposite Washington.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for saluted
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The Indivisible Project, a nonprofit group that led protests against Avelo Airlines, on Thursday applauded the carrier's move to end its contract with DHS.—
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The union representing flight attendants for Avelo applauded the end of the ICE flights.—
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Special teams coordinator Tracy Smith has also routinely praised Scott’s willingness to do whatever is asked of him.—
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Officials praised the responders and said many of them received specialized water rescue training thanks to a federal grant.—
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The 16-year-old girl, identified as Adasyn Wood Savin, hailed from Newcastle, New South Wales and was visiting Rosebury during the school holiday and riding in the ATV with a family friend, according to the donation page.—
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In a statement, the American Academy of Pediatrics hailed the guidance as focused on whole foods for kids.—
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“Saluted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/saluted. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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