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
The average salary for an Unrivaled player is more than $100,000, with players also receiving equity stakes in the league.
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Julia Poe, Baltimore Sun, 17 Jan. 2025
Horton received a series of replies in the comment section of his post, including his Dear White People costars, Ashley Blaine Featherson-Jenkins and Logan Browning.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 17 Jan. 2025
At the time of writing, the post has received 90,000 upvotes and over 4,000 comments from other Reddit users, many of whom praised the teen's enthusiasm.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
In March, 2023, TikTok’s C.E.O., Shou Chew, testified for more than five hours before Congress, receiving a bipartisan bludgeoning over the harms the app may be inflicting on children.
—Clare Malone, The New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2025
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Julia Poe, Baltimore Sun, 17 Jan. 2025
Horton received a series of replies in the comment section of his post, including his Dear White People costars, Ashley Blaine Featherson-Jenkins and Logan Browning.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 17 Jan. 2025
At the time of writing, the post has received 90,000 upvotes and over 4,000 comments from other Reddit users, many of whom praised the teen's enthusiasm.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
In March, 2023, TikTok’s C.E.O., Shou Chew, testified for more than five hours before Congress, receiving a bipartisan bludgeoning over the harms the app may be inflicting on children.
—Clare Malone, The New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for receive
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Minato admitted the network had sat on knowledge of the incident for roughly six months before the magazine expose broke the story.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
21 Jan. 2025
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Even in reaching past settlements over the years, News UK has never admitted culpability for criminal activity by The Sun.—
David Folkenflik,
NPR,
21 Jan. 2025
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Jayden Daniels enters the Lions’ den against a Detroit defense that played above its heads against the Vikings.—
Hank Gola,
New York Daily News,
17 Jan. 2025
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Queen entered Thursday’s game coming off a career-high 27-point effort.—
Jack Vita,
Baltimore Sun,
17 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 30 Jan. 2025.
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