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
Some workers complain that receiving calls and messages can interrupt their recordings, and having a phone strapped to their head is uncomfortable.
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Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026
The Fire-Rescue Department says Fire Station 16 was built in 1982 and hasn’t had any major renovations since, instead receiving small upgrades.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Mar. 2026
Still, Jackson questioned if any ICE agents were receiving proper training, especially as the agency had nearly doubled its Denver-area staffing to roughly 200 deportation officers in the past year.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 11 Mar. 2026
The spokesperson said Fraraccio is also receiving additional attention that most inmates don’t get.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Mar. 2026
Late last year, Cathy Bennett, 67, of Statham, Georgia, started receiving alerts from her Abbott continuous glucose monitor saying that her blood sugar was in the 60s.
—Elizabeth Chuck, NBC news, 11 Mar. 2026
At his recent show in London, sombr paused the program to call out event staff after a fan appeared to faint in the audience without receiving help.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 11 Mar. 2026
Authorities said that they were alerted to the scene after receiving a call for a person not breathing.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 11 Mar. 2026
Rescue teams launched a search operation after receiving a distress signal from the ship early Wednesday morning.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 5 Mar. 2026
Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026
The Fire-Rescue Department says Fire Station 16 was built in 1982 and hasn’t had any major renovations since, instead receiving small upgrades.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Mar. 2026
Still, Jackson questioned if any ICE agents were receiving proper training, especially as the agency had nearly doubled its Denver-area staffing to roughly 200 deportation officers in the past year.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 11 Mar. 2026
The spokesperson said Fraraccio is also receiving additional attention that most inmates don’t get.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Mar. 2026
Late last year, Cathy Bennett, 67, of Statham, Georgia, started receiving alerts from her Abbott continuous glucose monitor saying that her blood sugar was in the 60s.
—Elizabeth Chuck, NBC news, 11 Mar. 2026
At his recent show in London, sombr paused the program to call out event staff after a fan appeared to faint in the audience without receiving help.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 11 Mar. 2026
Authorities said that they were alerted to the scene after receiving a call for a person not breathing.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 11 Mar. 2026
Rescue teams launched a search operation after receiving a distress signal from the ship early Wednesday morning.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 5 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for receiving
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Hallucinations by large language models are a result of their training, when they are rewarded for grasping for an answer instead of admitting uncertainty.—
Parmy Olson,
Mercury News,
7 Mar. 2026
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The Leeds manager was sanctioned with misconduct by the Football Association (FA), and after admitting the charge, was handed the standard one-game suspension plus an £8,000 fine.—
Ali Rampling,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Proceed by entering your child’s phone number and verifying their age.—
Jibin Joseph,
PC Magazine,
12 Mar. 2026
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Ace Garrett Crochet is the reigning MLB strikeout king entering his age-27 season.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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And the then-new audio streaming services, like Spotify, were taking hits from creators for paying low royalty rates.—
Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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Duncanville picked up the pace in the third quarter, taking a 38-34-lead into the fourth.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Receiving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/receiving. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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