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
South Africa has welcomed the inclusion now of Iran in BRICS.
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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
Martin later welcomed his fourth child, a son named Renn, in October 2019.
—Aaron Rasmussen, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
Last year, the musician and Kardashian Barker welcomed a son, Rocky Thirteen.
—Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 25 Dec. 2024
The pair scored maximum points from all four judges, and viewers clamoured for the Welsh performer to be welcomed back for the main series next year.
—Caroline Frost, Deadline, 25 Dec. 2024
But not everyone welcomed Hilton’s shoot with open arms.
—Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 25 Dec. 2024
The couple welcomed their son, Elijah Blue Allman, in 1976 and would remain married until 1979.
—Marina Watts, People.com, 25 Dec. 2024
At the beginning of the year, the creator welcomed his first child with his wife, Kelsey Kreppel, who often appeared on his YouTube channel.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 24 Dec. 2024
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
Martin later welcomed his fourth child, a son named Renn, in October 2019.
—Aaron Rasmussen, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
Last year, the musician and Kardashian Barker welcomed a son, Rocky Thirteen.
—Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 25 Dec. 2024
The pair scored maximum points from all four judges, and viewers clamoured for the Welsh performer to be welcomed back for the main series next year.
—Caroline Frost, Deadline, 25 Dec. 2024
But not everyone welcomed Hilton’s shoot with open arms.
—Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 25 Dec. 2024
The couple welcomed their son, Elijah Blue Allman, in 1976 and would remain married until 1979.
—Marina Watts, People.com, 25 Dec. 2024
At the beginning of the year, the creator welcomed his first child with his wife, Kelsey Kreppel, who often appeared on his YouTube channel.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 24 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for welcomed
greeted
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They were greeted with smiles and hugs by Williams, Wilmore and the other five astronauts aboard the space station.—
Joe Hernandez,
NPR,
16 Mar. 2025
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Last Saturday evening, a recent Columbia University graduate student named Mahmoud Khalil was greeted in the lobby of his apartment building, in Morningside Heights, by four plainclothes agents from the Department of Homeland Security.—
Benjamin Wallace-Wells,
The New Yorker,
16 Mar. 2025
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“Welcomed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/welcomed. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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