as in prevailing
held by or applicable to a majority of the people
traditionally the received opinion was that, in the event of a divorce, the mother should get custody of the children
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Relevance
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as in admitted
to offer entrance (as to a place, school, or privilege) to
a top law-school grad who was received by the firm with open arms
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Recent Examples of received
Adam Bradley, New York Times, 16 May 2024
The button will vibrate to indicate a received input.
—PCMAG, 16 Apr. 2024
Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2025
Jonathan Anderson at Dior, Pierpaolo Picciolo at Balenciaga, Michael Rider for Celine Women’s, and Jack [McCollough] and Lazaro [Hernandez] at Loewe received honorable mentions.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
Part of what’s important in that time and before is to break these barriers of standard genres — painting and sculpture and stuff like that — and treat them as ordinary objects, questioning the received or accepted technical strategies.
—Adam Bradley, New York Times, 16 May 2024
The button will vibrate to indicate a received input.
—PCMAG, 16 Apr. 2024
Verb
Swift’s The Life of a Showgirl has received mixed reviews from both critics and Swifties.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2025
Jonathan Anderson at Dior, Pierpaolo Picciolo at Balenciaga, Michael Rider for Celine Women’s, and Jack [McCollough] and Lazaro [Hernandez] at Loewe received honorable mentions.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for received
Adjective
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Dissent is nothing more than the expression of an opinion that varies from the prevailing or traditional view or the position held by those in power.—
Elizabeth Shackelford,
Twin Cities,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The bank admitted fault in only 13 out of the 101 cases tracked by the organization, with the remaining 88 cases settled without admission of guilt.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
8 Oct. 2025
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Swift also admitted on a recent SiriusXM Hits 1 interview that her mom, Andrea, thinks (or, honestly, prefers to believe) the song is just about superstitions and making your own luck.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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For more on the Cleveland Browns and general NFL news, head over to Newsweek Sports.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Oct. 2025
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How the long-term contracts for Karlsson, Tomáš Hertl and Marc-Edouard Vlasic under former general manager Doug Wilson put off a necessary rebuild, then backing the strip-mining job current GM Mike Grier has been doing since his 2022 hiring.—
Eric Stephens,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Raducanu is entered to play the WTA 500 event in Ningbo, China, next week, but could decide to end her season before then.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Not guilty plea During the brief arraignment hearing Monday, Reichel entered a not guilty plea on behalf of his client.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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While malls generally prohibit firearms of any kind inside, businesses along public streets face a different situation.—
Michael Butler,
Miami Herald,
11 Oct. 2025
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According to Google, more than 100 public universities have already signed up for the program.—
Sydney Sasser,
Arkansas Online,
11 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Police also allege Jonathan Arfsten, 49, took copper from two other closed Pick ‘n Save locations in Milwaukee and one in Glendale.—
Erik S. Hanley,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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The Broncos took possession at the 5-minute mark in the second half, converted one third down and then were stopped one yard shy on their next third down.—
Zach Berman,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Argentina dominated all night with 68 percent possession, 11 shots on goal to one for Venezuela, and 19 shots to five overall.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
11 Oct. 2025
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The overall rate, (left) is derived from both ultraviolet and infrared observations, and is remarkably consistent across time and space.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Shop the Rag & Bone sweatpant jeans, these popular Halara pants, a budget-friendly Amazon pair, and more.—
Laura Lu,
Parents,
8 Oct. 2025
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The ‘dogs’ proved so popular, in fact, that the 1966 World Cup group game between France and Uruguay had to be moved across London to White City as Wembley’s owners refused to cancel its regular Friday night meeting.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Received.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/received. Accessed 12 Oct. 2025.
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