as in admitting
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 receiving
Back in New York, right-hander Kodai Senga (lumbar spine inflammation) played catch Wednesday for the first time since receiving an epidural last week.
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Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 7 May 2026
As a result, the bank may temporarily freeze the entire account after receiving the levy notice.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 6 May 2026
Health officials were first alerted about the undeclared products when Costco notified FSIS after receiving two reports of beef sauce and burrata ravioli containing shrimp ravioli.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 6 May 2026
Texas is receiving its first barriers, while second walls are being built in large swaths of California, Arizona, and New Mexico.
—News Desk, Artforum, 6 May 2026
Kraft also had six receiving touchdowns, in addition to providing impactful run blocking.
—Daniel Popper, New York Times, 6 May 2026
Rolder was committed to play baseball at Illinois before receiving a late wave of football recruiting interest as a senior, eventually leading him to sign with Michigan.
—Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
Kim Kardashian recovered from being booed for about 15 seconds upon taking the podium to receiving big laughs and applause for some of her quips.
—Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026
Imagine receiving a test result that tells you your body is biologically five years older than your chronological age.
—Idan Shalev, Washington Post, 29 Apr. 2026
Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 7 May 2026
As a result, the bank may temporarily freeze the entire account after receiving the levy notice.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 6 May 2026
Health officials were first alerted about the undeclared products when Costco notified FSIS after receiving two reports of beef sauce and burrata ravioli containing shrimp ravioli.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 6 May 2026
Texas is receiving its first barriers, while second walls are being built in large swaths of California, Arizona, and New Mexico.
—News Desk, Artforum, 6 May 2026
Kraft also had six receiving touchdowns, in addition to providing impactful run blocking.
—Daniel Popper, New York Times, 6 May 2026
Rolder was committed to play baseball at Illinois before receiving a late wave of football recruiting interest as a senior, eventually leading him to sign with Michigan.
—Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
Kim Kardashian recovered from being booed for about 15 seconds upon taking the podium to receiving big laughs and applause for some of her quips.
—Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026
Imagine receiving a test result that tells you your body is biologically five years older than your chronological age.
—Idan Shalev, Washington Post, 29 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for receiving
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By its final years, the hall mostly hosted dancing, admitting men for 50 cents and women free of charge.—
Graham Womack
May 2,
Sacbee.com,
2 May 2026
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Monica Lewinsky is admitting what led her to make choices that helped ignite one of Washington’s biggest scandals.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2026
Verb
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Before entering high school, Andrew’s Sean Gagen had a choice to make.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
7 May 2026
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The 6-8 Barlow, who averaged just under nine postseason minutes per game off the bench entering Game 2, totaled 16 minutes Wednesday.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
7 May 2026
Verb
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Harry and Meghan stepped back from their senior royal roles in 2020 due to media intrusion and racist coverage, eventually taking residence in Canada and, later, California, with their two children – Prince Archie, 6, and Princess Lilibet, 4.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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Brown said Atlanta was taking away the Knicks’ spray game, which made the answer simpler.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Receiving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/receiving. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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