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unbanning

verb

present participle of unban
as in receiving

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  1. receiving
  2. accepting
  3. welcoming
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  • After receiving a letter of protest, President Meyer summoned a general meeting on November 23.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Hnin Aye was effectively undocumented for a year before receiving an ID for long-term foreign residents from the Thai government.
    — Andrew Nachemson, The Dial, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of receiving
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  • Speculation the two were romantically linked first surfaced in 2020, but by February 2021, Rodgers stunned fans by revealing he was engaged while accepting his third NFL MVP award.
    — Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Hafley was gone by that season, accepting a job as co-defensive coordinator at Ohio State, before quickly taking over as head coach at Boston College the following year.
    — David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of accepting
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  • Meyers-Shyer’s familial cinematic eye becomes apparent in the composition of her photographs, sense of details, keen attention to lighting and an easy, welcoming aesthetic, not to mention a proclivity for natural materials.
    — Ingrid Schmidt, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026
  • When South Beach was still a sleepy town, before the ‘90s boom, Epicure was the one place welcoming the cosmopolitan.
    — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of welcoming
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“Unbanning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unbanning. Accessed 24 Sep. 2026.

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