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
Streaming services had always supported Lenae from the beginning of her career, and were quickly receptive to the track.
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Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 25 Sep. 2025
And Spain was beautifully receptive to the film.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2025
Musk was receptive to Kirk and his feedback, the source said.
—Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2025
Laker said the initiative should similarly challenge harmful norms of masculinity by training mentors in practices of care and compassion that boys are most receptive to.
—Bay City News, Mercury News, 21 Sep. 2025
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Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 25 Sep. 2025
And Spain was beautifully receptive to the film.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2025
Musk was receptive to Kirk and his feedback, the source said.
—Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2025
Laker said the initiative should similarly challenge harmful norms of masculinity by training mentors in practices of care and compassion that boys are most receptive to.
—Bay City News, Mercury News, 21 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for receptive
Recent Examples of Synonyms for receptive
open
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Starks’ dream is to someday visit the Warren Occult Museum in Connecticut, which is closed to the public, but open to guests who book overnight stays at the home of late, famed ghost hunters Ed and Lorraine Warren.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
5 Oct. 2025
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Menotti insisted on open, free-flowing attacking football; more in keeping with the spirit of Brazil and Dutch sides of the 1970s than Argentine sides of the past, who had earned a reputation for being defensive-minded and, above all else, extremely aggressive.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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“Receptive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/receptive. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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