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
French cinematographer Yorick Le Saux with the 2026 Robby Müller Award on Saturday, with a crowd of film fans coming out to hear the DOP discussing his career and work in a wide-ranging interview after receiving the award.
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Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 31 Jan. 2026
Meeks, now an Indianapolis resident, received a $10,000 unrestricted grant in the Creative Capital State of the Art Prize.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2026
Rybakina, who switched to representing Kazakhstan in 2018, was caught in the middle of what remains a contentious issue in tennis, and received zero ranking points for her title.
—Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2026
So far, Anthony (Jonathan Bailey), Colin (Luke Newton) and Daphne (Phoebe Dynevor) have each received their own season.
—Lia Beck, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
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Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 31 Jan. 2026
Meeks, now an Indianapolis resident, received a $10,000 unrestricted grant in the Creative Capital State of the Art Prize.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2026
Rybakina, who switched to representing Kazakhstan in 2018, was caught in the middle of what remains a contentious issue in tennis, and received zero ranking points for her title.
—Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2026
So far, Anthony (Jonathan Bailey), Colin (Luke Newton) and Daphne (Phoebe Dynevor) have each received their own season.
—Lia Beck, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for receive
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Lee admits she was greatly influenced by her dad, acting as his assistant for three years before assuming the head coaching position, and her college coach, Brian McManus.—
Steve Brand,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 Feb. 2026
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Salazarmontano also admitted sentencing enhancements for fleeing the scene of a vehicular manslaughter and inflicting great bodily injury on the victim.—
City News Service,
Oc Register,
1 Feb. 2026
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Airbus has already indicated that its next-generation single-aisle aircraft, expected to enter service in the second half of the 2030s, could feature an open-fan engine.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Feb. 2026
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Philon, who entered the game averaging 22 points, finished with 14.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 Feb. 2026
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Saman said some of the wounded who were hospitalized, including one of his friends who was shot in his calf, were then taken into custody by the regime's forces.—
Somayeh Malekian,
ABC News,
27 Jan. 2026
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These recommendations are based, in part, on studies that have found higher relapse rates among those who stop taking the medication versus those who do not.—
The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Receive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/receive. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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