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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The employees on the receiving end of this intensive focus on results have good reason to worry.
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Claire Zillman, Fortune, 28 Jan. 2026
In that same video, Stephenie chose Q to go due to her being on the receiving end of some weird DMs from the season 46 star.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Jan. 2026
Pritchard was on the receiving end of one important Williams pass late in last Friday’s double-overtime win over Brooklyn.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 27 Jan. 2026
Three days after pummeling UCLA, 48-29, on the glass (including 20-5 on offensive boards), the Terps were on the receiving end of a clobbering as USC dominated, 35-24.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 14 Jan. 2026
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Claire Zillman, Fortune, 28 Jan. 2026
In that same video, Stephenie chose Q to go due to her being on the receiving end of some weird DMs from the season 46 star.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Jan. 2026
Pritchard was on the receiving end of one important Williams pass late in last Friday’s double-overtime win over Brooklyn.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 27 Jan. 2026
Three days after pummeling UCLA, 48-29, on the glass (including 20-5 on offensive boards), the Terps were on the receiving end of a clobbering as USC dominated, 35-24.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 14 Jan. 2026
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“Receiving end.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/receiving%20end. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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