greeting card
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of greeting card
First recorded in 1895–1900
Example Sentences
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On a Christmas tree greeting card, for example, a miniature ballerina ornament had three separate colors, including red lips.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026
Online shopping giant Temu has agreed to work with the greeting card industry to remove copied designs from its site more quickly.
From BBC • Oct. 22, 2025
Her food prep and craft-making inspire greeting card musings, as in a scene when she and a friend layer a cake with raspberry preserves and buttercream but leave it unfrosted on the sides.
From Salon • Mar. 5, 2025
Yes, the network is named after a greeting card empire, but scenes that are blatant commercials are inexcusably and awkwardly shoehorned into the script of “Deck the Walls.”
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2024
But you know you’d buy it if you saw it on a greeting card.
From "Thirteen Reasons Why" by Jay Asher
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