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
Their operations are similar to how DoorDash and Instacart allow people to order food and groceries over their phones or computers, except people do not receive a physical ticket at their doorsteps.
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Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 21 Feb. 2026
Busfield has since received dozens of letters of support, which were presented as evidence during his pre-trial hearing in January.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Feb. 2026
One solution, Nicchitta said, could involve a victims compensation fund that would eliminate the need for someone to hire an attorney in order to submit a claim and receive money.
—Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2026
Her comeback received a storybook ending with Thursday's gold medal performance.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 21 Feb. 2026
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Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 21 Feb. 2026
Busfield has since received dozens of letters of support, which were presented as evidence during his pre-trial hearing in January.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Feb. 2026
One solution, Nicchitta said, could involve a victims compensation fund that would eliminate the need for someone to hire an attorney in order to submit a claim and receive money.
—Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2026
Her comeback received a storybook ending with Thursday's gold medal performance.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 21 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for receive
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But the figure is likely many times higher than Ayatollah Ali Khamenei admits, the experts say.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
21 Feb. 2026
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So far, its children’s hospital hasn’t admitted any measles patients, doctors said.—
Jennifer Berry Hawes,
CNN Money,
21 Feb. 2026
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Fortunately for the Panthers, Tkachuk enters the stretch run of the NHL season relatively healthy after avoiding a significant injury in Milan.—
Chris Kudialis,
Miami Herald,
23 Feb. 2026
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Ssense is entering its next phase.—
Madeleine Schulz,
Vogue,
23 Feb. 2026
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Locals and tourists took shelter across Mexico amid a wave of retaliatory violence after government forces killed a powerful cartel leader, with gunmen blocking highways and torching cars.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
24 Feb. 2026
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Younger students learned how produce is grown and practiced differentiating between fruits and vegetables before getting a chance to pick from a variety of items to take home at no cost.—
Del Mar Times,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Receive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/receive. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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