as in open
willing to consider new or different ideas
needed a partner who was receptive to new ways of managing the business
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Recent Examples of receptive
Players seem receptive to Whittingham, but a lot of them will have business decisions to make over the next two weeks.
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Austin Meek, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2026
Although Looney and Powell did not identify when construction could start, Looney said proponents are optimistic the county will be receptive to the church’s plans.
—Susan Gill Vardon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Dec. 2025
Trump has been somewhat receptive to Putin’s demands, making the case that the Russian president can be persuaded to end the war if Kyiv agrees to cede Ukrainian land in the Donbas region and if Western powers offer economic incentives to bring Russia back into the global economy.
—Will Weissert, Fortune, 28 Dec. 2025
Longer listings typically mean sellers become more receptive to inspection requests, repair credits, and rate buydowns.
—Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 22 Dec. 2025
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Austin Meek, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2026
Although Looney and Powell did not identify when construction could start, Looney said proponents are optimistic the county will be receptive to the church’s plans.
—Susan Gill Vardon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Dec. 2025
Trump has been somewhat receptive to Putin’s demands, making the case that the Russian president can be persuaded to end the war if Kyiv agrees to cede Ukrainian land in the Donbas region and if Western powers offer economic incentives to bring Russia back into the global economy.
—Will Weissert, Fortune, 28 Dec. 2025
Longer listings typically mean sellers become more receptive to inspection requests, repair credits, and rate buydowns.
—Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 22 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for receptive
open
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Here are the 31 open spaces — and the reasons they were chosen — that were featured in this series from the people highlighted in 2025.—
Carlos Rico,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Jan. 2026
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The system continuously evolves through modern open systems architecture and system modularity.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Jan. 2026
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“Receptive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/receptive. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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