as in welcomed
to receive or accept gladly or readily
a show-off who laps up attention the way a kitten does milk
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After Tarek and Heather tied the knot in October 2021, the couple welcomed their 3-year-old son Tristan.
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No city in North America has embraced and welcomed World Cup fans quite like Boston.
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Countries that have embraced renewable technologies, like Spain, have been protected from the energy shocks–at least as far as electricity goes.
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Although Connecticut has firmly embraced the science of reading, at least for K-3, few new teachers graduate from college with the skills to interpret and act on the results of a screener.
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“Lapped (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lapped%20%28up%29. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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