as in welcomes
to receive or accept gladly or readily
a show-off who laps up attention the way a kitten does milk
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Nurmagomedov welcomes the chaos.—
Fernando Quiles Jr,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Oct. 2025 -
Denver welcomes the Dallas Cowboys to Empower Field at Mile High in Week 8.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
20 Oct. 2025
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The Middletons are a huggy bunch; embraces come easily and often.—
Erika Edwards,
NBC news,
23 Oct. 2025
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The actress leads Anniversary, a thriller about a fractured family that clashes as the country embraces a controversial rising movement known as The Change.—
Benjamin VanHoose,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Laps (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laps%20%28up%29. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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