as in to admit
to offer entrance (as to a place, school, or privilege) to
a top law-school grad who was received by the firm with open arms
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Recent Examples of receive
Freelancers typically receive Form 1099-NEC from clients or Form 1099-K from payment platforms.
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Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 29 Jan. 2025
Petrovich also received an honor at the event, the inaugural Paul Petrovich humanitarian award, according to a post by the CBCC on Facebook.
—Joe Rubin, Sacramento Bee, 29 Jan. 2025
The complaint also states the couple has been improperly receiving deliveries at the main entrance door without notifying staff, and this also represents a violation of the association’s policies.
—Christyne D. Santisteban, Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2025
For Mother’s Day one year, a large number of women in his family received camouflage sweatpants.
—Scott Cacciola, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
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Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 29 Jan. 2025
Petrovich also received an honor at the event, the inaugural Paul Petrovich humanitarian award, according to a post by the CBCC on Facebook.
—Joe Rubin, Sacramento Bee, 29 Jan. 2025
The complaint also states the couple has been improperly receiving deliveries at the main entrance door without notifying staff, and this also represents a violation of the association’s policies.
—Christyne D. Santisteban, Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2025
For Mother’s Day one year, a large number of women in his family received camouflage sweatpants.
—Scott Cacciola, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for receive
Verb
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Fat Joe recently admitted that he is confused by the current state of Hip-Hop, specifically certain sub-genres.—
Armon Sadler,
VIBE.com,
21 Jan. 2025
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For example, in his final year as president, George W. Bush admitted around 60,000 refugees in 2008 after setting a cap of 80,000.—
Hamed Aleaziz,
New York Times,
21 Jan. 2025
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Midway through the third, the Leafs entered the zone on a rush.—
Joe Smith,
The Athletic,
30 Jan. 2025
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Say farewell to the Year of the Wood Dragon because the Year of the Wood Snake is upon us, officially beginning when the new moon enters Aquarius at 4:36 a.m.—
Skyler Caruso,
People.com,
29 Jan. 2025
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For 41 years, the policy has served as a partisan touchpoint in American politics, with each party taking opposite stances.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
26 Jan. 2025
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But take another second and pick up a few greeting cards, too.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
26 Jan. 2025
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“Receive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/receive. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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