received
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common, general, majority, overall, popular, prevailing, public, ruling, vulgar
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The District’s experiment with dockless bike-sharing has so far received mixed reviews. — Luz Lazo, The Seattle Times, "Dockless bike-share company Ofo is the first to pull out of the District of Columbia," 24 July 2018 But that was not an argument that was very well received. — Recode Staff, Recode, "Full transcript: Data for Democracy policy head Renée DiResta answers disinformation questions on Too Embarrassed to Ask," 14 July 2018 Another person received burns to the face, and another ended up with debris in their eye, according to the D.C. Fire and EMS Department. — Rachel Chason, Washington Post, "Illegal fireworks spark injuries, confiscations across D.C. region," 5 July 2018 It’s Friday, and my offer to buy 21st Century Fox in exchange for my collection of Titanic memorabilia still has not received regulatory approval. — Rebecca Keegan, HWD, "Documentaries Just Might Solve Everything," 29 June 2018 The received wisdom is that the Netherlands should have won the 1974 World Cup. — SI.com, "World Cup Countdown: 5 Days to Go - What if it Hadn't Rained During Poland vs. West Germany?," 9 June 2018 Equilibrium, for example, has so far received $204,000 in state grants. — C. J. Hughes, New York Times, "How Craft Breweries Are Helping to Revive Local Economies," 27 Feb. 2018 Leventhal reported a cash balance of nearly $180,000 and has so far received $279,000 in matching funds. — Rachel Siegel, Washington Post, "Berliner ahead in early fundraising for Montgomery executive, but public financing muddles the numbers," 18 Jan. 2018 Your Mind, a Leadbelly tribute CD with my blues band, Shoe Suede Blues, which features a couple of tracks with my brother Nick, and which has been very well received. — Steve Marinucci, Billboard, "The Monkees' Mike Nesmith & Micky Dolenz on Their New Tour, TV Legacy & the Rock Hall of Fame," 30 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'received.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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