as in admitting
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 receiving
With the 100% option, your wife would keep receiving your full $1,180 a month after you're gone.
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Amy Wagner and Steve Hruby, The Enquirer, 11 Dec. 2024
So far, Republicans haven't agreed to add the plan to a package but are receiving pressure from bill supporters, per a lobbyist source close to the bill.
—Victoria Knight, Axios, 10 Dec. 2024
Newport, Seeger, Dylan, and the Night That Split the Sixties, A Complete Unknown is already receiving awards buzz.
—Mariel Turner, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Dec. 2024
For the 2022-23 academic year, UT reported receiving $86 million in athletic donations, the second-most of any public FBS school in the country.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 10 Dec. 2024
There’s really nothing better than receiving a little extra spending money during the holidays, which is why gift cards were the #1 item our readers plan to put in their stockings.
—Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 10 Dec. 2024
The finances of many of the organizations receiving grants from BCYF are shrouded due to a process called fiscal sponsorship, which is promoted by Baltimore City through the fund.
—Julian Baron, Baltimore Sun, 7 Dec. 2024
To most Americans, a company like UnitedHealth represents less the provision of medical care than an active obstacle to receiving it.
—Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker, 7 Dec. 2024
Across the universe Voyager 1 is back online and operating normally after a weekslong communication blackout prevented engineers from receiving its science data.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 7 Dec. 2024
Amy Wagner and Steve Hruby, The Enquirer, 11 Dec. 2024
So far, Republicans haven't agreed to add the plan to a package but are receiving pressure from bill supporters, per a lobbyist source close to the bill.
—Victoria Knight, Axios, 10 Dec. 2024
Newport, Seeger, Dylan, and the Night That Split the Sixties, A Complete Unknown is already receiving awards buzz.
—Mariel Turner, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Dec. 2024
For the 2022-23 academic year, UT reported receiving $86 million in athletic donations, the second-most of any public FBS school in the country.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 10 Dec. 2024
There’s really nothing better than receiving a little extra spending money during the holidays, which is why gift cards were the #1 item our readers plan to put in their stockings.
—Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 10 Dec. 2024
The finances of many of the organizations receiving grants from BCYF are shrouded due to a process called fiscal sponsorship, which is promoted by Baltimore City through the fund.
—Julian Baron, Baltimore Sun, 7 Dec. 2024
To most Americans, a company like UnitedHealth represents less the provision of medical care than an active obstacle to receiving it.
—Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker, 7 Dec. 2024
Across the universe Voyager 1 is back online and operating normally after a weekslong communication blackout prevented engineers from receiving its science data.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 7 Dec. 2024
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“Receiving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/receiving. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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