receives

present tense third-person singular of receive
as in admits
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 receives The organization receives food and pantry items from grocery stores, restaurants, distribution centers and warehouses — diverting them from the landfill and giving them to community members. Taylor O'Connor 29, Kansas City Star, 29 July 2026 Today, the company receives 28,000 post-consumer garments every month. Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 29 July 2026 Kyoto receives millions of visitors every year and is often described as suffering from overtourism. Shivani Vora, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026 As part of the trade, Atlanta also receives the right to swap second-round picks with Chicago in 2028. Micahya Costen, AJC.com, 23 July 2026 The worst-case scenario is Eckert receives a ban, prohibiting him from coaching. Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 22 July 2026 The device can summarize long messages that a person receives on their smartphone. Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 22 July 2026 The Smithsonian, which receives significant federal funding, now faces pressure over both its governance and its relationship with the administration. George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 15 July 2026 The Associated Press receives support from the Walton Family Foundation for coverage of water and environmental policy. ABC News, 15 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for receives
Verb
  • Garmin News has published an image that purports to be a render of the upcoming wearable, although that site itself admits the veracity of this leak is uncertain.
    Andrew Williams, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • After more than five decades together, Hamel admits living alone felt unimaginable after Somers died.
    Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 19 July 2026
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  • Before a module enters the pit, technicians must integrate three heavy components into a single unit inside the Assembly Hall.
    Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 30 July 2026
  • As training camps fire up across the league, Hill enters free agency as an intriguing wild card.
    Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2026
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  • Doing any of those things in 15 seconds where classical computing takes an hour is huge, mostly because many of these optimization problems are constantly changing minute by minute.
    John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
  • Coop takes some distance, riding to the restaurant in a separate van and sitting at the opposite end of the table from Kat at dinner.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 28 July 2026

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“Receives.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/receives. Accessed 31 Jul. 2026.

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