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
The Gulf has also welcomed global CEOs, home to major business gatherings like the Future Investment Initiative in Riyadh, Web Summit in Doha and Abu Dhabi Finance Week.
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Emma Graham, CNBC, 25 Mar. 2026
Now in its 27th year, the annual festival has welcomed stars from popular television shows and movies, comic book writers and illustrators, cosplayers, and vendors to celebrate their favorite superheroes and characters.
—Joseph Hernandez
march 25, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2026
When a new employee, Pumpkin (Tung), is welcomed into the coven, jealousies emerge, secrets come to the surface, and the toxicity of the clique has deadly consequences.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
In classic television comedy fashion, we are welcomed into the home of Beverly (Marie-Françoise Theodore), who is in a frenzy preparing a birthday dinner for her mother.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2026
City council members in Oklahoma welcomed a Google data center.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 25 Mar. 2026
But to go so far as to dismiss the past… Making a snide comment about the Cannes audience, which has always welcomed him warmly, was pointless and unfair.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 24 Mar. 2026
From a lakeside family escape in California to a London apartment awash in green and an ever-evolving desert compound in Rancho Mirage, each Sinatra abode nurtured family and welcomed close friends with open arms.
—Michelle Duncan, Architectural Digest, 24 Mar. 2026
Despite the blowout loss for the Charge, Frost fans welcomed back former forwards Michela Cava and Brooke McQuigge for the first time since Game 4 of the Walter Cup series.
—Theodore Tollefson, Twin Cities, 19 Mar. 2026
Emma Graham, CNBC, 25 Mar. 2026
Now in its 27th year, the annual festival has welcomed stars from popular television shows and movies, comic book writers and illustrators, cosplayers, and vendors to celebrate their favorite superheroes and characters.
—Joseph Hernandez
march 25, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2026
When a new employee, Pumpkin (Tung), is welcomed into the coven, jealousies emerge, secrets come to the surface, and the toxicity of the clique has deadly consequences.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
In classic television comedy fashion, we are welcomed into the home of Beverly (Marie-Françoise Theodore), who is in a frenzy preparing a birthday dinner for her mother.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2026
City council members in Oklahoma welcomed a Google data center.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 25 Mar. 2026
But to go so far as to dismiss the past… Making a snide comment about the Cannes audience, which has always welcomed him warmly, was pointless and unfair.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 24 Mar. 2026
From a lakeside family escape in California to a London apartment awash in green and an ever-evolving desert compound in Rancho Mirage, each Sinatra abode nurtured family and welcomed close friends with open arms.
—Michelle Duncan, Architectural Digest, 24 Mar. 2026
Despite the blowout loss for the Charge, Frost fans welcomed back former forwards Michela Cava and Brooke McQuigge for the first time since Game 4 of the Walter Cup series.
—Theodore Tollefson, Twin Cities, 19 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for welcomed
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But Stavros believes ownership could spread to multiples of that number if America once again embraced an instrument called the ESOP, for Employee Stock Ownership Plan.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
29 Mar. 2026
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Vogue’s Favorite Wedge Mules Street style has already embraced the shoe, where fashion insiders in Paris and Milan paired both classic black leather options and pop of red styles with skirts and mini dresses for subtle lift.—
María Munsuri,
Vogue,
29 Mar. 2026
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Hourslong airport waits and crowds overflowing the terminal and spilling out onto the sidewalk greeted travelers at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport early Monday morning, as a partial government shutdown leaves airport security checkpoints understaffed.—
Shaddi Abusaid,
AJC.com,
23 Mar. 2026
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The event, organized by the Shelby County Republican Party, turned out a small crowd and was greeted by some supportive honks from motorists, but also some cursing at Trump from people in at least two cars passing by.—
Oren Oppenheim,
ABC News,
23 Mar. 2026
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“Welcomed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/welcomed. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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