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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Then Ranger Suárez came undone, Greg Weissert found himself on the receiving end of a Manny Machado blast and the Red Sox dropped their home opener series 8-6.
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Gabrielle Starr, Hartford Courant, 5 Apr. 2026
Then Ranger Suárez came undone, Greg Weissert found himself on the receiving end of a Manny Machado go-ahead blast and the Red Sox dropped their home opener series 8-6.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
The protests have been on the receiving end of conservatives’ ire.
—Camila Gomez, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2026
Sam Alexis was on the receiving end with 23 points on 9-of-11 shooting.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 5 Mar. 2026
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Gabrielle Starr, Hartford Courant, 5 Apr. 2026
Then Ranger Suárez came undone, Greg Weissert found himself on the receiving end of a Manny Machado go-ahead blast and the Red Sox dropped their home opener series 8-6.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
The protests have been on the receiving end of conservatives’ ire.
—Camila Gomez, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2026
Sam Alexis was on the receiving end with 23 points on 9-of-11 shooting.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 5 Mar. 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 10 Apr. 2026.
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