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Recent Examples of reception During their friends' wedding reception, the OP's boyfriend asked the DJ to play the couple's favorite song. Erin Clack, People.com, 6 May 2025 The Grammy-winning rapper snuck her phone inside the reception, gifting Hotties everywhere an once-in-a-lifetime POV from the coveted event. Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 6 May 2025 Such was the positive critical reception, HBO greenlit a second season the following month, on August 19, 2022. Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 May 2025 Bad Boy was a huge success in Israel — both in terms of TV ratings and critical reception — but the most gratifying response has been from other standup comics, Leshem said. Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 2 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for reception
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Noun
  • The week had included finals, pre-graduation events and students moving out of the dorms.
    Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 10 May 2025
  • Religion notes are open to any group wanting to publicize a special event.
    Carin Schoppmeyer, Arkansas Online, 10 May 2025
Noun
  • The military, an institution with a loyalty to the Constitution and no political party, is balancing new political challenges this time.
    Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 16 May 2025
  • Taylor joined the record-breaking party at Martin Field.
    Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2025
Noun
  • The bash was the royal family's second major appearance of the week, following the military procession and flypast at Buckingham Palace on May 5.
    Janine Henni, People.com, 7 May 2025
  • The 32,000-square-foot homage to everything X rated is an ideal place for adults (18 and over) to throw a provocative bash.
    Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 6 May 2025

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“Reception.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reception. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

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