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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Joanna is on the receiving end of Ruben’s misogyny, if not his violence.
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K.j. Yossman, Variety, 8 May 2026
This isn’t the first time CD-20 has been on the receiving end of this kind of thinking.
—Daryl Campbell, Sun Sentinel, 6 May 2026
And later in the period, Bridges was on the receiving end of a lob, finishing a highlight-worthy dunk off of a long pass from Jalen Brunson.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 1 May 2026
That game featured some rough stuff when Benn was on the receiving end of a high hit from Minnesota's Ryan Hartman.
—Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
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K.j. Yossman, Variety, 8 May 2026
This isn’t the first time CD-20 has been on the receiving end of this kind of thinking.
—Daryl Campbell, Sun Sentinel, 6 May 2026
And later in the period, Bridges was on the receiving end of a lob, finishing a highlight-worthy dunk off of a long pass from Jalen Brunson.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 1 May 2026
That game featured some rough stuff when Benn was on the receiving end of a high hit from Minnesota's Ryan Hartman.
—Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
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“Receiving end.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/receiving%20end. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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