RECEIVES Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

receives

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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 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 Yet when foundations write their cheques each year, disability receives only a sliver of the total. — Keely Cat-Wells, Forbes.com, 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’ women in the workforce coverage receives financial support from Pivotal Ventures. — Barbara Ortutay, Fortune, 15 July 2026 Too bad for her, then, that, once Hazel is in bed, Paula receives a video from her time living in Portland. — Daniel D'addario, Variety, 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

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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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Pino is seen as a player who takes risks to progress play up the pitch, offering a slightly different profile to the rest of the squad.

— Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 21 July 2026
His moviegoing sensibility that any casting that takes him far away from the film’s narrative is a negative goes into the red zone with Page, who reunites with Nolan after Inception.

— Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 20 July 2026

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