as in open
willing to consider new or different ideas
needed a partner who was receptive to new ways of managing the business
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These slow waves make the neocortex–where long-term memory is stored in the brain–particularly receptive to new information.
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 12 Dec. 2024
But the south has not been receptive terrain for Brand Modi.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025
And the data shows that customers are receptive to these innovations, helping drive the segment's success.
—Erik Sherman, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
If anything, 20th-century fights are emerging as plausible areas of bipartisan consensus, with Republicans seemingly receptive to labor and spending on infrastructure, while Democrats seem more open to deregulation and supply-side remedies to problems like housing and energy.
—Nate Cohn, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2024
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 12 Dec. 2024
But the south has not been receptive terrain for Brand Modi.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025
And the data shows that customers are receptive to these innovations, helping drive the segment's success.
—Erik Sherman, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
If anything, 20th-century fights are emerging as plausible areas of bipartisan consensus, with Republicans seemingly receptive to labor and spending on infrastructure, while Democrats seem more open to deregulation and supply-side remedies to problems like housing and energy.
—Nate Cohn, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2024
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“Receptive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/receptive. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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