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
Under either scenario, including a resignation, he’d be entitled to receive compensation for unused vacation days.
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Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
28 June 2026
Eventually, the debtors received an order of discharge from the bankruptcy court.
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Jay Adkisson,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2026
Imagine receiving a college scholarship.
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Karen Arace,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 June 2026
The Cardinals received a strong outing from starter Michael McGreevy, who limited the Marlins to five hits over six scoreless innings.
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Miami Herald,
27 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for receive
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
28 June 2026
Eventually, the debtors received an order of discharge from the bankruptcy court.
—
Jay Adkisson,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2026
Imagine receiving a college scholarship.
—
Karen Arace,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 June 2026
The Cardinals received a strong outing from starter Michael McGreevy, who limited the Marlins to five hits over six scoreless innings.
—
Miami Herald,
27 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for receive
Recent Examples of Synonyms for receive
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According to police, one woman was shot in the extremity, two juvenile males had lower extremity injuries, and an adult male and female with lower extremity injuries were admitted into area hospitals, all with non-life-threatening injuries.
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And whether teschers want to admit it or not, AI plagiarism detectors aren’t all that great, so error rates alone raise doubts about relying on them.
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Israeli troops advanced to its outskirts and didn’t enter, but their strikes pummeled what had been an economic powerhouse of Shiite business affluence.
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Check with lifeguards before entering the ocean for possible hazards you may be swept into.
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Since the Labour Party took office in 2024, average weekly pay, adjusted for inflation and excluding bonuses, has inched up less than 1% to £494 ($651), according to the UK statistics office — hardly better than the growth since 2019.
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So Bauer heads back to Mexico City, continuing a journey that has taken him everywhere except the bigs.
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“Receive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/receive. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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