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
He and Jessica reportedly got married in 2024 and welcomed a baby boy in September 2025.
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Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026
Serhii Shleihel/Getty Images In a different economic climate, a looming Federal Reserve meeting would be welcomed warmly by borrowers, especially those looking to buy a home or refinance their existing one.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
After nearly a day of talks, Vice President JD Vance’s team pulled the plug on the negotiations taking place in Pakistan, something welcomed by experts in the field.
—Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2026
Bradham's health-aware approach to soda was welcomed as the country was dealing with drug addiction on a wide scale, leading to the first national effort to treat it as a crisis with the passing of the Harrison Act in 1914.
—Ryan Wilusz, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
Last year, the airport welcomed nearly 200 arrivals.
—Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
As the program expanded, children were welcomed into foster homes in Miami and elsewhere – some as far away as New York and the Midwest.
—Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2026
It’s anticipated that home sales will start in fall 2027, and residents will be welcomed in fall 2028.
—Megan Dubois, Southern Living, 15 Apr. 2026
President Emmanuel Macron, who has attempted to distance his country from the Middle East conflict, welcomed them at the Elysee presidential palace.
—Sylvie Corbet, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026
Serhii Shleihel/Getty Images In a different economic climate, a looming Federal Reserve meeting would be welcomed warmly by borrowers, especially those looking to buy a home or refinance their existing one.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
After nearly a day of talks, Vice President JD Vance’s team pulled the plug on the negotiations taking place in Pakistan, something welcomed by experts in the field.
—Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2026
Bradham's health-aware approach to soda was welcomed as the country was dealing with drug addiction on a wide scale, leading to the first national effort to treat it as a crisis with the passing of the Harrison Act in 1914.
—Ryan Wilusz, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
Last year, the airport welcomed nearly 200 arrivals.
—Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
As the program expanded, children were welcomed into foster homes in Miami and elsewhere – some as far away as New York and the Midwest.
—Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2026
It’s anticipated that home sales will start in fall 2027, and residents will be welcomed in fall 2028.
—Megan Dubois, Southern Living, 15 Apr. 2026
President Emmanuel Macron, who has attempted to distance his country from the Middle East conflict, welcomed them at the Elysee presidential palace.
—Sylvie Corbet, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for welcomed
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Matt Schlapp, chairman of the American Conservative Union, is part of the wing of the American right that embraced Orbán.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 Apr. 2026
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These songs evince the mix of pop virtuosity and indie sleaze that would eventually make Larsson a cult artist, part of the lineage of straight white girls who are embraced as guardian angels for the gay club scene.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
Verb
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King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands were greeted by the Trumps at the White House on Monday, April 13.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
14 Apr. 2026
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The Pioneers returned home on Sunday afternoon, their Sun Country charter greeted by the arches of water reserved for champions.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Welcomed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/welcomed. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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