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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Some stores have different policies and don’t always throw down the welcome mat for your pup.
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Cordell Jones, Miami Herald, 21 June 2025
Horror fans should be sure to rent this under-the-radar genre standout and unfurl the welcome mat to Tilley.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 20 June 2025
What made her case especially cruel was the betrayal of our government’s promise: Sofia was legally allowed into this country for life-saving treatment, only to have that welcome mat abruptly yanked away.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 18 June 2025
Once opposed to nontraditional station guests, NASA now throws out the welcome mat, charging for their food and upkeep while insisting that an experienced astronaut accompany them.
—Arkansas Online, 26 June 2025
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Cordell Jones, Miami Herald, 21 June 2025
Horror fans should be sure to rent this under-the-radar genre standout and unfurl the welcome mat to Tilley.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 20 June 2025
What made her case especially cruel was the betrayal of our government’s promise: Sofia was legally allowed into this country for life-saving treatment, only to have that welcome mat abruptly yanked away.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 18 June 2025
Once opposed to nontraditional station guests, NASA now throws out the welcome mat, charging for their food and upkeep while insisting that an experienced astronaut accompany them.
—Arkansas Online, 26 June 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 21 Jul. 2025.
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