receptiveness

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Recent Examples of receptiveness Trump officials have pointed to research on ivermectin as an example of the administration’s receptiveness to ideas the scientific establishment has rejected. Rachana Pradhan, STAT, 10 Feb. 2026 This receptiveness led to Ockenfels’ favorite pictures from their partnership — inspired by the facial distortions in the paintings of Francis Bacon — in which bendings of glass were employed to warp Bowie’s likeness. Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2025 However, Gedan noted there is receptiveness to investment from China, even beyond the oil sector. Anabella González, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for receptiveness
Noun
  • Sometimes these shifts are small, noticeable only to the character experiencing them, as when an impending hurricane heightens the narrator’s receptivity to the minor mysteries of humble objects.
    Hannah Gold, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Sometimes, what needs to be said will be heard best later — after emotions settle and receptivity returns.
    Glenn Kurlander, Fortune, 28 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • However, Hough also said a formal public apology and a commitment to take relevant sensitivity training could be an alternative.
    Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 28 Mar. 2026
  • In addition to tilt and pressure sensitivity, the Apple Pencil Pro adds squeeze and delete functions to the palette, along with a new barrel roll gesture and haptic vibrational feedback.
    Cierra Cowan, PC Magazine, 27 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Past grand juries have issued reports raising awareness of shady land deals, questionable legislative appropriations and officials slow-walking public records requests.
    Alexandra Glorioso, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Victims, their families and advocates are working to prevent future cases at other schools through awareness, education and policy reform.
    Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • That was John’s thing, back then, but leave it to both Beatles to have a bemused sense of class consciousness.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Protest and art have been intertwined in the American consciousness.
    Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Life without that kind of attentiveness?
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Feb. 2026
  • This conviction shaped his attentiveness to Jews facing state oppression.
    Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 15 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Psychotherapist Katerina Georgiou frames it through the lens of mindfulness.
    Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Sessions span multiple yoga styles (vinyasa, yin, restorative, kundalini), meditation practices, breathwork, sound healing, personal development workshops, outdoor mindfulness experiences and Yoga Nidra before bedtime.
    Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 29 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The curious thing was, the source of this aliveness seemed to be located in moments in which the group did absolutely nothing.
    Daniel Coyle, Big Think, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Settlage prefers focusing on vitality, or the energy and enthusiasm that contribute to a feeling of aliveness.
    Angela Haupt, Time, 29 Dec. 2025

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“Receptiveness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/receptiveness. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.

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