as in admits
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 receives
Importantly, that $40,000 gap reflects only the difference in money each group receives from Medicare and does not count the payment gap from private insurers.
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Peter Ubel, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Each child receives a 2024 heirloom teddy bear.
—Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic, 10 Dec. 2024
The nonprofit receives the information from Bexar County through the Texas Public Information Act.
—Megan Stringer, Axios, 10 Dec. 2024
The local utility pays the community solar provider for the energy generated, and each subscriber receives a portion of the dollar value generated by their community solar subscription as a credit.
—Sarah Sax, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
For now, each patient in the pilot program receives assistance for just one year.
—Martha Bebinger, NPR, 9 Dec. 2024
Hungary also receives two-thirds of its gas from Russia, and Czechia has begun, again, accepting gas imports from Russia.
—Daniel Markind, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Under the Republican caucus rules, whichever candidate receives 60% or more of the votes at their meeting this weekend will secure the group’s endorsement, in turn receiving from all 88 Republican members when the speaker vote goes to the full House in January.
—Annabella Rosciglione, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 6 Dec. 2024
Despite fluctuations in consumer demand, animal agriculture receives billions of dollars of public support to ensure its survival in the face of changing consumption habits.
—Crystal Heath and Gene Baur, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024
Peter Ubel, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Each child receives a 2024 heirloom teddy bear.
—Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic, 10 Dec. 2024
The nonprofit receives the information from Bexar County through the Texas Public Information Act.
—Megan Stringer, Axios, 10 Dec. 2024
The local utility pays the community solar provider for the energy generated, and each subscriber receives a portion of the dollar value generated by their community solar subscription as a credit.
—Sarah Sax, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
For now, each patient in the pilot program receives assistance for just one year.
—Martha Bebinger, NPR, 9 Dec. 2024
Hungary also receives two-thirds of its gas from Russia, and Czechia has begun, again, accepting gas imports from Russia.
—Daniel Markind, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Under the Republican caucus rules, whichever candidate receives 60% or more of the votes at their meeting this weekend will secure the group’s endorsement, in turn receiving from all 88 Republican members when the speaker vote goes to the full House in January.
—Annabella Rosciglione, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 6 Dec. 2024
Despite fluctuations in consumer demand, animal agriculture receives billions of dollars of public support to ensure its survival in the face of changing consumption habits.
—Crystal Heath and Gene Baur, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Receives.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/receives. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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