as in embraced
to receive or accept gladly or readily
the eager recruits welcomed every new project with which they were presented
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Recent Examples of welcomed
Simons married his wife Annie in 2008, and the couple welcomed twins in 2011.
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Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
The booming, familiar voice of Kevin Harlan welcomed everyone.
—Andrew Marchand, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
After tying the knot on 31 December 2022, the pair welcomed their first child together, Becks Hayden Wallace on 29 September 2024.
—Lydia Mee, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
Becoming a parent has made health a top priority for Maria Menounos, who welcomed her daughter, Athena, with husband Keven Undergaro in June 2023.
—Anna Halkidis, Parents, 25 Oct. 2025
Jessica Sanchez and husband Rickie Gallardo have welcomed daughter Eliana.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Oct. 2025
Four months before the 2024 election, the Center for Renewing America had welcomed a small group of congressional staffers to its headquarters, a few blocks from the Capitol.
—Andy Kroll, ProPublica, 18 Oct. 2025
South Africa has welcomed the inclusion now of Iran in BRICS.
—Paul Tilsley, Fox News, 26 Dec. 2024
United also welcomed Charlotte’s Nimfasha Berchimas to Carrington on trial recently.
—Mark Critchley, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024
Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
The booming, familiar voice of Kevin Harlan welcomed everyone.
—Andrew Marchand, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
After tying the knot on 31 December 2022, the pair welcomed their first child together, Becks Hayden Wallace on 29 September 2024.
—Lydia Mee, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
Becoming a parent has made health a top priority for Maria Menounos, who welcomed her daughter, Athena, with husband Keven Undergaro in June 2023.
—Anna Halkidis, Parents, 25 Oct. 2025
Jessica Sanchez and husband Rickie Gallardo have welcomed daughter Eliana.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Oct. 2025
Four months before the 2024 election, the Center for Renewing America had welcomed a small group of congressional staffers to its headquarters, a few blocks from the Capitol.
—Andy Kroll, ProPublica, 18 Oct. 2025
South Africa has welcomed the inclusion now of Iran in BRICS.
—Paul Tilsley, Fox News, 26 Dec. 2024
United also welcomed Charlotte’s Nimfasha Berchimas to Carrington on trial recently.
—Mark Critchley, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for welcomed
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There, surrounded by mobsters, the future moviemaker embraced Catholicism and the Italian code of omertà.—
Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
31 Oct. 2025
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Meghann Fahy Fahy embraced romantic sensibility in her look from Chloé’s fall 2025 collection.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
31 Oct. 2025
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Further south, in Staten Island, Cuomo ate margherita pizza and greeted voters.—
Connor Greene,
Time,
4 Nov. 2025
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Zhang Lu and his crewmates were greeted aboard the three-module Tiangong space station by Chen Dong, commander of the Shenzhou 20 mission, and his two crewmates, Chen Zhongrui and Wang Jie.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Welcomed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/welcomed. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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