as in welcoming
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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But an example had been set of welcoming extremism (extreme ideology, extreme tactics) for the sake of winning.—
Tom Nichols,
The Atlantic,
23 Feb. 2026 -
The Seminoles hosted a welcoming ceremony two miles away.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Feb. 2026
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Mercury, the messenger, is embracing beauteous Venus in your 10th House of Drive.—
Tarot.com,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 Feb. 2026
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Thank you for embracing our roots.—
Isabela Raygoza,
Billboard,
28 Feb. 2026
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“Drinking (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drinking%20%28in%29. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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