receiving line
noun
: a group of people who stand in a line and individually welcome guests (as at a wedding reception)
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On Tuesday evening, she is expected to pose for group photos but will take a short break when guests are greeted in a receiving line before dinner.
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Catherine Nicholls, CNN, 3 Dec. 2024
American leaders have been shot at close range and long range, indoors and outdoors, from sniper nests in high buildings and from the apparently friendly surroundings of a receiving line.
—Washington Post Staff, Washington Post, 14 July 2024
There would be some urgency in his voice, but also some restraint, and the effect would be that of a member of the Royal Family pausing in a receiving line to speak to a retired Olympian.
—Fiona McFarlane, The New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2024
President Biden and Jill Biden, the first lady, were first in the receiving line.
—Kenny Holston, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2024
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Catherine Nicholls, CNN, 3 Dec. 2024
American leaders have been shot at close range and long range, indoors and outdoors, from sniper nests in high buildings and from the apparently friendly surroundings of a receiving line.
—Washington Post Staff, Washington Post, 14 July 2024
There would be some urgency in his voice, but also some restraint, and the effect would be that of a member of the Royal Family pausing in a receiving line to speak to a retired Olympian.
—Fiona McFarlane, The New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2024
President Biden and Jill Biden, the first lady, were first in the receiving line.
—Kenny Holston, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2024
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“Receiving line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/receiving%20line. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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