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
In that environment, people are not just receiving information.
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Richard P. Weigand, Rolling Stone, 22 Apr. 2026
But the fact that users were receiving phishing messages on WhatsApp two weeks before the formal notification went out is worth sitting with.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026
The Lee’s Summit kiosk is initially being funded by a grant from the Greater Lee’s Summit Healthcare Foundation and will continue to be funded through money Jackson County is receiving through a lawsuit settlement with opioid distributors.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 22 Apr. 2026
Ukraine’s prospects of receiving the loan had already improved when Orban lost Hungary’s parliamentary election on April 12.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2026
Reid receiving the Changemaker honor is fitting as Heated Rivalry is part of the book author’s Game Changer series, which follows the steamy romance between Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov, played in the Heated Rivalry drama by Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie, respectively.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2026
The Huntington Beach Police Department began investigating Esparza after receiving an anonymous cyber-tip from the Internet Crimes Against Children program in September 2022.
—Julie Sharp, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
The Kazakh government opened criminal investigations targeting the protesters after receiving a diplomatic note from the Chinese consulate in Almaty, Kazakhstan’s largest city, Uluyol said.
—ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026
Wilson led the Jets in receiving yards last season (395) despite missing 10 games due to a knee injury.
—Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2026
Richard P. Weigand, Rolling Stone, 22 Apr. 2026
But the fact that users were receiving phishing messages on WhatsApp two weeks before the formal notification went out is worth sitting with.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026
The Lee’s Summit kiosk is initially being funded by a grant from the Greater Lee’s Summit Healthcare Foundation and will continue to be funded through money Jackson County is receiving through a lawsuit settlement with opioid distributors.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 22 Apr. 2026
Ukraine’s prospects of receiving the loan had already improved when Orban lost Hungary’s parliamentary election on April 12.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2026
Reid receiving the Changemaker honor is fitting as Heated Rivalry is part of the book author’s Game Changer series, which follows the steamy romance between Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov, played in the Heated Rivalry drama by Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie, respectively.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2026
The Huntington Beach Police Department began investigating Esparza after receiving an anonymous cyber-tip from the Internet Crimes Against Children program in September 2022.
—Julie Sharp, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
The Kazakh government opened criminal investigations targeting the protesters after receiving a diplomatic note from the Chinese consulate in Almaty, Kazakhstan’s largest city, Uluyol said.
—ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026
Wilson led the Jets in receiving yards last season (395) despite missing 10 games due to a knee injury.
—Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for receiving
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Google agreed to pay without admitting fault after a group of consumers sued in 2020 over the Android OS draining their cellular data without their permission.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
8 Apr. 2026
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That’s despite Microsoft admitting in its own Copilot terms of service that the AI shouldn’t be relied upon for virtually any important work.—
Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
8 Apr. 2026
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Reiten recently featured for her national team in UEFA World Cup qualifiers against Slovenia, entering both games as a second-half substitute.—
Melanie Anzidei,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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After entering the game tied at 3 in the ninth, Mets closer Devin Williams allowed two runs in a disastrous final frame to fall to the Twins 5-3 and record their 12th loss in a row, their longest streak since 2002.—
James O'Connell,
New York Daily News,
22 Apr. 2026
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Other officers in the area saw the two men in a struggle and assisted in taking Mullins into custody, according to police.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
22 Apr. 2026
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Let’s imagine—in a case of truly terrible architectural planning—that there is only one extremely slow elevator, stopping at each floor and taking one minute per floor.—
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Receiving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/receiving. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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