saluted

verb

past tense of salute
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 Stein was more delighted that the Portuguese newspapers saluted Celtic for their style. — Michael Walker, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2026 All this because that was the Ditka look everyone remembers, Saturday Night Live many times spoofed, and NFL films saluted. — Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026 Dodgers infielder Miguel Rojas saluted Díaz on his professionalism. — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026 Duran Duran joins a small circle of acts who’ve been saluted by the Royal Mail with special stamp issues, AC/DC, The Who and Spice Girls among them. — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 11 Sep. 2026 Bad Bunny was recognized both as the performer and a producer of the halftime show, which saluted the sights and sounds of Puerto Rico on the Super Bowl stage, along with guest appearances from Lady Gaga and Ricky Martin. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 7 Sep. 2026 Hillary Clinton, who also saluted Parton, said Steinem's activism was built on optimism despite abundant roadblocks for women. — ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026 The man turned his gaze northeast, saluted Maceta, and disappeared, running and glimmering, into the blue of the mist. — Literary Hub, 14 Aug. 2026 The city's first-ever Jamaican Day Parade gave a single spotlight to Jamaican culture and saluted the extraordinary contributions of Jamaicans and Jamaican Americans. — Dick Brennan, CBS News, 8 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for saluted
  1. applauded
  2. praised
  3. hailed
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  • Caruso applauded Bass’ support for McDonnell at Tuesday’s event.
    — Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Fans sang along, waved their glowing lightsticks and, remarkably, applauded when the videos ended.
    — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of applauded
Verb
  • More than half of that money has come from a venture capitalist who has publicly praised Elon Musk and a political action committee run by Airbnb, the rental giant currently facing a lawsuit from the city for price gouging during the wildfires.
    — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Hamas praised the attack in a statement but did not claim responsibility.
    — Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of praised
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  • Erdogan’s appointment as prime minister in 2003 after a ballot-box triumph by his Justice and Development Party was initially hailed as a sign that a form of Islamism could coexist with democracy.
    — Mansoor Moaddel, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2026
  • This work of narrative non-fiction is rightly hailed as the best work on North Korea’s devastating famine of the 1990s, which coincided with Kim Il Sung’s death in 1994.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of hailed

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“Saluted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/saluted. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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