welcome mat
noun
: something likened to a mat placed before an entrance as a sign of welcome
put out the welcome mat for foreign investors
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The outside is built to look like a storefront, with wreaths on the outside, a welcome mat, even a lawn chair.
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Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 22 May 2025
The vast Saudi welcome mat—actually an enormous royal purple carpet—is an indulgent coda to Trump's score of recent economic successes.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
According to the Houston Chronicle, when news broke that Buc-ee’s was looking into the new Florida location some folks were not exactly rolling out the welcome mat.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 21 Apr. 2025
But the welcome mat wasn’t exactly rolled out for her at General Hospital.
—Charlie Mason, TVLine, 12 Jan. 2025
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Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 22 May 2025
The vast Saudi welcome mat—actually an enormous royal purple carpet—is an indulgent coda to Trump's score of recent economic successes.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
According to the Houston Chronicle, when news broke that Buc-ee’s was looking into the new Florida location some folks were not exactly rolling out the welcome mat.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 21 Apr. 2025
But the welcome mat wasn’t exactly rolled out for her at General Hospital.
—Charlie Mason, TVLine, 12 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for welcome mat
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“Welcome mat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/welcome%20mat. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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