unbans

verb

present tense third-person singular of unban
as in receives

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  1. receives
  2. welcomes
  3. accepts
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  • The sale goes to the highest bidder, and the buyer receives ownership free of any later claim by the original investor.
    — Mark Lewyn, Baltimore Sun, 5 Aug. 2026
  • If no one receives that initially, there will be a runoff election.
    — Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of receives
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  • In addition to being a campus for full-time students, the center welcomes visitors for a daylong food adventure.
    — Alicia Erickson, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2026
  • In the sequel film, which also welcomes back Stockard Channing and Dianne Wiest as Jet and Franny Owens —the aunts who raised Sally and Gillian and taught them magic — the family will expand to include Sally’s daughters.
    — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of welcomes
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  • The Anti-Phishing Working Group accepts suspicious emails for analysis and archiving.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • The Mandalorian star Giancarlo Esposito accepts the Visionary Award at the Santa Fe International Film Festival in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on July 25.
    — People Staff, PEOPLE, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of accepts
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“Unbans.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unbans. Accessed 7 Aug. 2026.

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