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unbanning

verb

present participle of unban
as in receiving

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  1. receiving
  2. accepting
  3. welcoming
Verb
  • In the first five months of this year, the organization found, the number of people receiving assistance fell in all but three states, and by as much as 20% in Arizona.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The reviewer may technically be the person receiving the response, but potential customers, employees, journalists and business partners are the ones who will read it months or even years later.
    — Evan Nierman, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of receiving
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  • The Big Ten’s explanation is unlikely to satisfy everyone, even if the MAC released a statement accepting it.
    — Manny Navarro, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Investigators also found Chavez-DeRemer did not report the tickets, valued at approximately $100 a piece, as she was required to do, despite having completed ethics training explaining government policy on accepting gifts.
    — Andrea Hsu, NPR, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of accepting
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  • Jimmy Kimmel is welcoming Stephen Colbert back to late-night television next week before making a return of his own later in the month.
    — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 11 Sep. 2026
  • For the past few years, the capital has been welcoming a new crop of contemporary museums and galleries, restaurants moving beyond the farm-to-fork template, and a few luxury hotels, including a Mandarin Oriental and Rosewood.
    — Jessica Sulima, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of welcoming
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“Unbanning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unbanning. Accessed 16 Sep. 2026.

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