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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welcomed
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South Africa has welcomed the inclusion now of Iran in BRICS.—
Paul Tilsley,
Fox News,
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United also welcomed Charlotte’s Nimfasha Berchimas to Carrington on trial recently.—
Mark Critchley,
The Athletic,
26 Dec. 2024
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“Lapped (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lapped%20%28up%29. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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