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Recent Examples of receptive But by the late 1970s, as negotiations over a treaty dragged on, Congress grew receptive to industry lobbyists seeking legislation that would protect their investments in mining sites beyond U.S. maritime jurisdiction. Time, 17 June 2025 Divots taken from the fairways looked like pelts, and the greens were noticeably softer and more receptive. Doug Ferguson, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2025 Kennedy, certainly receptive to pop culture, did not intend disparagement of Black Hollywood. Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 14 June 2025 And people were really receptive to what was dropped. Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for receptive
Recent Examples of Synonyms for receptive
open
Adjective
  • Finn Dahmen, Augsburg Farke has been open to recruiting from his homeland in the past and, generally, English clubs can find better value for money in Germany.
    Beren Cross, New York Times, 7 July 2025
  • That's because right now, companies have an economic incentive to keep wells open as long as possible, even if they aren't being used.
    Camila Domonoske, NPR, 7 July 2025

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“Receptive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/receptive. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.

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