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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But there’s nothing routine about any of this for the people on the receiving end of those calls.
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Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
Knight entered last and hit Uso with a burning hammer before taking a shining wizard from Punk, who found himself on the receiving end of a Pedigree from Rollins.
—Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Tyquan Thornton on the receiving end of it matters.
—Kansas City Star, 23 Aug. 2025
Just days before Milano’s visit, amid a strong start to his first summer in the NFL, Howard was on the receiving end of an awkward quarterback-center exchange.
—Mike Defabo, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
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Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
Knight entered last and hit Uso with a burning hammer before taking a shining wizard from Punk, who found himself on the receiving end of a Pedigree from Rollins.
—Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Tyquan Thornton on the receiving end of it matters.
—Kansas City Star, 23 Aug. 2025
Just days before Milano’s visit, amid a strong start to his first summer in the NFL, Howard was on the receiving end of an awkward quarterback-center exchange.
—Mike Defabo, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
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 9 Sep. 2025.
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