as in salute
an expression of goodwill upon meeting we said our hellos and got right down to business

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Recent Examples on the Web Intelligence agents occasionally tail people of interest, sometimes overtly (and occasionally even offer a friendly hello from their cars). Christina Goldbaum, New York Times, 19 May 2024 At the beach, where Mermaid Barbies and Merman Kens pop up from the water to say their hellos, pale pink sand sparkles on the shore. Jessica Wang, EW.com, 12 July 2023 During the passing period, Mark never hesitates to greet our students with development disabilities with a hello or a handshake. Shari Rudavsky, The Indianapolis Star, 29 Jan. 2024 Keeping with the spirit of the movie, the Kens were not invited to spend the night, and Gosling, who was unable to stop by for a hello, sent a Scottish man to play the bagpipes and recite the classic Braveheart speech to the Barbies. Shania Russell, EW.com, 6 Aug. 2023 See all Example Sentences for hello 

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“Hello.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hello. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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