as in welcomed
to receive or accept gladly or readily
the studio audience for the infomercial seemed to drink in—a little too readily—every word of the host's spiel
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More than 20 leading labels, including Chanel, Bottega Veneta, and Valentino, welcomed new creative leads.—
José Criales-Unzueta,
Vanity Fair,
4 Mar. 2026 -
Steve Cohen welcomed stewards of their teams (Steinbrenner faces an uphill battle trying to escape the shadow of his late father, George).—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
4 Mar. 2026
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The company embraced enterprise software like no other.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
1 Mar. 2026
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Trump has embraced unilateral uses of force — including the once-taboo targeting of heads of state, a Harvard professor noted — to achieve his foreign policy goals.—
J.D. Capelouto,
semafor.com,
1 Mar. 2026
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“Drank (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drank%20%28in%29. Accessed 8 Mar. 2026.
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