receiving end
noun
: the position of being a recipient or especially a victim
—usually used in the phrase on the receiving end
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After beating the Frenchman to bronze in the men’s individual race by two-tenths of a second, Laegreid was on the receiving end of plenty of negative comments on social media after wondering if Jacquelin had stopped to greet fans.
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Reuters, NBC news, 17 Feb. 2026
Tesh has also found himself on the receiving end of IP grievances.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 17 Feb. 2026
Her son is often on the receiving end of her anger.
—Hope Hunt, Baltimore Sun, 30 Jan. 2026
Federal agents have mobilized so aggressively that their impact is fathomable only to those on the receiving end of it, and to the local police officers overwhelmed by it.
—Isaac Stanley-Becker, The Atlantic, 30 Jan. 2026
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Reuters, NBC news, 17 Feb. 2026
Tesh has also found himself on the receiving end of IP grievances.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 17 Feb. 2026
Her son is often on the receiving end of her anger.
—Hope Hunt, Baltimore Sun, 30 Jan. 2026
Federal agents have mobilized so aggressively that their impact is fathomable only to those on the receiving end of it, and to the local police officers overwhelmed by it.
—Isaac Stanley-Becker, The Atlantic, 30 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for receiving end
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“Receiving end.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/receiving%20end. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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