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Recent Examples of receptivity
Sometimes, what needs to be said will be heard best later — after emotions settle and receptivity returns.
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Glenn Kurlander, Fortune, 28 Jan. 2026
That’s a good thing, as the challenges today are no less significant and will require not just receptivity and flexibility, but agility and urgency.
—David Rosowsky, Forbes.com, 5 Jan. 2026
The solstice naturally pulls us toward rest and receptivity; this ritual simply creates a pocket of stillness where the subtle can speak.
—Michaela Trimble, Vogue, 18 Dec. 2025
This result suggests that the pathway regulates uterine receptivity.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Dec. 2025
The early read sees consumer receptivity to new product launches, and a return to strength in wholesale momentum.
—Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 12 Dec. 2025
More often than not, our receptivity to compliments is a reflection of our conflicted view of our own self-worth, or lack thereof.
—Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Dec. 2025
With Mercury and later the sun in Scorpio, your communication sector becomes supercharged, heightening your psychic receptivity and investigative nature.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
Such episodes remind us that philosophy, at its best, thrives on receptivity and the humility to change direction.
—Shai Tubali, Big Think, 30 Sep. 2025
Glenn Kurlander, Fortune, 28 Jan. 2026
That’s a good thing, as the challenges today are no less significant and will require not just receptivity and flexibility, but agility and urgency.
—David Rosowsky, Forbes.com, 5 Jan. 2026
The solstice naturally pulls us toward rest and receptivity; this ritual simply creates a pocket of stillness where the subtle can speak.
—Michaela Trimble, Vogue, 18 Dec. 2025
This result suggests that the pathway regulates uterine receptivity.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Dec. 2025
The early read sees consumer receptivity to new product launches, and a return to strength in wholesale momentum.
—Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 12 Dec. 2025
More often than not, our receptivity to compliments is a reflection of our conflicted view of our own self-worth, or lack thereof.
—Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Dec. 2025
With Mercury and later the sun in Scorpio, your communication sector becomes supercharged, heightening your psychic receptivity and investigative nature.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
Such episodes remind us that philosophy, at its best, thrives on receptivity and the humility to change direction.
—Shai Tubali, Big Think, 30 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for receptivity
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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
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However, Gedan noted there is receptiveness to investment from China, even beyond the oil sector.—
Anabella González,
CNN Money,
1 Sep. 2025
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Ginseng can impact platelet and clotting factors and affect insulin sensitivity.—
Angela Ryan Lee,
Verywell Health,
30 Jan. 2026
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This form of beta-casein allegedly makes milk easier to digest for those with lactose sensitivities and richer-tasting than milk with the protein’s A1 variety.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Along with her late husband, the pair founded VIB, an anti-violence nonprofit dedicated to raising social awareness and aiding community causes in Boston, federal prosecutors said.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Saturday’s game is also being advertised an autism awareness night, offering earplugs, fidget toys and a sensory break area for fans who plan to attend.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
29 Jan. 2026
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Travel to opposite ends of humanity’s timeline; body-hop your consciousness across chassis; take up your weapon of choice for a bloody werewolf hunt.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Feb. 2026
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The baritone etched himself in the national songbook as the translator of the irreducible dark and comely consciousness.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
1 Feb. 2026
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In this encomium to mindfulness, Wallace tells a tale of two fish swimming along, oblivious of the fact of water, the medium of their own existence.—
Hermione Hoby,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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The idea is to connect with nature and experience mindfulness.—
Marla Jo Fisher,
Oc Register,
26 Jan. 2026
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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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With this in mind, the first outer planet shift of the new year happens on January 26, when Neptune enters Aries until May 2038 and will begin a slow, but radical, transformation on how the collective frames identity, autonomy, freedom, and aliveness.—
Colin Bedell,
Them.,
16 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Steady, intentional eye contact conveys attentiveness and respect.—
Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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Good care requires a level of presence and attentiveness that just can’t be scaled.—
Jen Zamzow,
The Conversation,
17 Dec. 2025
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“Receptivity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/receptivity. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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