as in to welcome
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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The second season also welcomes a few new faces, including Sepideh Moafi, Meta Golding, Luke Tennie and Christopher Thornton.—
Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026 -
This was the time when Overtown’s eastern boundary, Northwest Seventh Avenue, did not welcome us.—
Dorothy Jenkins Fields,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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Trump has instead embraced Delcy Rodríguez, Maduro's vice president, as the next leader, praising her cooperation as the United States begins to sell Venezuelan oil.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
16 Jan. 2026
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For You Page fueling the resurgence—celebrities of all ages have eagerly embraced the trend, too.—
Annie Blackman,
InStyle,
15 Jan. 2026
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“Drink (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drink%20%28in%29. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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