saluted; saluting
1
a
: to address with expressions of kind wishes, courtesy, or honor
b
: to give a sign of respect, courtesy, or goodwill to : greet
2
: to become apparent to (one of the senses)
3
a
: to honor (a person, a nation, an event, etc.) by a conventional military or naval ceremony
b
: to show respect and recognition to (a military superior) by assuming a prescribed position
c
: to express commendation of : praise
: to make a salute
saluter
noun
1
2
a
: a sign, token, or ceremony expressing goodwill, compliment, or respect
the festival was a salute to the arts
b
: the position (as of the hand) or the entire attitude of a person saluting a superior
3
Synonyms
Examples of salute in a Sentence
Verb
We salute our country's soldiers.
The players saluted the fans.
The president saluted her bravery.
Noun
The officers gave the general a salute.
They raised their hands in salute.
The concert was a salute to country music legends.
Twenty-one guns were fired in salute.
We raise our glasses in salute to the newlyweds.
Recent Examples on the Web
Paul Pringle, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2024
The Court should be venerated not because of the happenstance of personalities or ideological persuasion but because of its pivotal institutional role in the Constitution’s separation of powers in checking government abuses and saluting liberty as the glory of the United States.
—Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 29 June 2024
Neal B. Freeman, National Review, 2 July 2024
Trending on Billboard Just as rousing were the salutes paid by Republic Records’ chief executives Avery and Monte Lipman plus YouTube’s global head of music Lyor Cohen.
—Gail Mitchell, Billboard, 28 June 2024
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Verb
Nemeth, a pilot who was new to the Guard, was saluted by the organization as California’s first female wing commander.
—Paul Pringle, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2024
The Court should be venerated not because of the happenstance of personalities or ideological persuasion but because of its pivotal institutional role in the Constitution’s separation of powers in checking government abuses and saluting liberty as the glory of the United States.
—Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 29 June 2024
Noun
With a salute to the inventor of this form, my old partner Jimmy Cannon, who with his colleagues Jim Murray, Red Smith, Mel Durslag, and others made the sports sections of American newspapers the first place to look for good writing.
—Neal B. Freeman, National Review, 2 July 2024
Trending on Billboard Just as rousing were the salutes paid by Republic Records’ chief executives Avery and Monte Lipman plus YouTube’s global head of music Lyor Cohen.
—Gail Mitchell, Billboard, 28 June 2024
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“Salute.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/salute. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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salute
1 of 2 verb
sa·lute
sə-ˈlüt 
saluted; saluting
1
: to greet with courteous words or a bow
2
a
: to honor by a standard military ceremony
b
: to show respect to by taking the proper position
salute an officer
saluter
noun
salute
2 of 2 noun2
a
: a sign or ceremony of goodwill, compliment, or respect
b
: the position taken by a person saluting a military officer
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