as in to admit
to offer entrance (as to a place, school, or privilege) to
a top law-school grad who was received by the firm with open arms
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Recent Examples of receive
Fourteen defendants, all of whom were linked to the extremist groups the Oath Keepers and the Proud Boys, received commutations, releasing them from prison though not erasing their felony convictions from their records.
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Tom Dreisbach, NPR, 7 Aug. 2025
India, which traditionally received most of its oil from the Persian Gulf, has exponentially increased cheap Russian crude since Moscow was locked out of Europe’s energy markets.
—Daniel Depetris, Time, 7 Aug. 2025
McCarthy will receive $18.3 million while Robbins will be given $18.6 million, both payouts that will come in addition to the execs’ 2025 salaries.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 7 Aug. 2025
They were joined by many members of the creative team, including musical director and orchestrator Alex Lacamoire, choreographer Andy Blankenbuehler, and director Thomas Kail — all who receiving loving introductions by Seller.
—Dave Quinn, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025
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Tom Dreisbach, NPR, 7 Aug. 2025
India, which traditionally received most of its oil from the Persian Gulf, has exponentially increased cheap Russian crude since Moscow was locked out of Europe’s energy markets.
—Daniel Depetris, Time, 7 Aug. 2025
McCarthy will receive $18.3 million while Robbins will be given $18.6 million, both payouts that will come in addition to the execs’ 2025 salaries.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 7 Aug. 2025
They were joined by many members of the creative team, including musical director and orchestrator Alex Lacamoire, choreographer Andy Blankenbuehler, and director Thomas Kail — all who receiving loving introductions by Seller.
—Dave Quinn, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for receive
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Even some of Trump’s toughest former advisers admit it — a solo U.S. invasion or drone attack without Mexico’s green light would be a dumb idea.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
13 Aug. 2025
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Speaking afterwards, the 28-year-old did not disclose his injury, but admitted the Patriots have been slow-playing his recovery.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
13 Aug. 2025
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Even with a franchise-best payroll of $187 million entering this year, one that placed 13th of 30 MLB teams, the Diamondbacks fall well short of a Padres payroll that now stands at $213 million and eighth in baseball, per Fangraphs.com.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Aug. 2025
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Gunn’s rule at the new DC Studios is that no movie will move forward into the pre-production and production processes until the screenplay is finished, unlike Marvel Studios where movies often enter production with the script still taking shape.—
Zack Sharf,
Variety,
7 Aug. 2025
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And her abductor is actually her Knight in Shining Armor taking her to medical assistance.—
Scott Phillips,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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The automation factor in particular could get supercharged at Paramount, which unlike rivals Disney and Universal has not taken an oppositional attitude toward the tech.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Receive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/receive. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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