RECEIVE Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

receive

verb

ri-ˈsēv

Definition of receive

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 While the federal government no longer gives grants to artists directly (after the culture wars of the 1980s and ’90s), several of those organizations who had received funding did give grants to artists. — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2026 Hill was the first Oregon running back to have over 100 yards receiving in a game since De’Anthony Thomas in 2012. — Steve Megargee, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2026 Fox News Digital reached out to the Turkish and Malaysian embassies for comment but did not receive a response. — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026 Ventura received $12,000 for unspecified campaign consultant work. — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for receive

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Saavedra, a former detective and federal task force officer, admitted in his plea agreement that his company began providing security to Iza around August 2021.

— Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026
Washburn allegedly admitted seeing the fire and picking up the person who set the fire.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 28 Sep. 2026

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Explore See latest videos, charts and news Now entering its 22nd edition, the cooler-than-dry-ice bill also includes Slayyyter, ADÉLA, Kim Petras, MUNA, Ninajirachi and Rico Nasty.

— Lars Brandle, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2026
The indirect talks come as the conflict, which is entering its eighth month, has caused global economic damage and badly battered Iran.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of enter

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Take down the fence when the season opens and take your toll.

— Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 27 Sep. 2026
Martha and her mother Maria Alberto Gonzalez and his wife, Catalina Gonzalez, remember taking two buses and a train from their home on the North Side to get to the restaurant in the late 1960s.

— Laura Rodríguez Presa, Chicago Tribune, 26 Sep. 2026

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