as in to admit
to offer entrance (as to a place, school, or privilege) to
a top law-school grad who was received by the firm with open arms
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Recent Examples of receive
The percentage of girls receiving a first dose increased to 31% in 2024, from 27% in 2023 and 20% in 2022.
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Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 15 July 2025
Figure is powered by a proprietary AI model created for it by OpenAI, with Figure also receiving funding from OpenAI, Amazon, Microsoft, Nvidia and Intel.
—Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
For Hacks, Megan Stalter and Paul W. Downs didn't receive any nods, though some of their counterparts like Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder did.
—Stephanie Wenger, People.com, 15 July 2025
On Broadway, Thompson received a Tony nomination for his performance in August Wilson’s Jitney.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 1 July 2025
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Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 15 July 2025
Figure is powered by a proprietary AI model created for it by OpenAI, with Figure also receiving funding from OpenAI, Amazon, Microsoft, Nvidia and Intel.
—Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
For Hacks, Megan Stalter and Paul W. Downs didn't receive any nods, though some of their counterparts like Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder did.
—Stephanie Wenger, People.com, 15 July 2025
On Broadway, Thompson received a Tony nomination for his performance in August Wilson’s Jitney.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 1 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for receive
Verb
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Last year, India's highway minister Nitin Gadkari admitted in Parliament that the death toll keeps rising every year.—
Omkar Khandekar,
NPR,
20 July 2025
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Armstrong now admits that she wasn't prepared for such a strong reaction.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
20 July 2025
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Videos from the scene posted to social media showed dozens of firefighters and other emergency service personnel at the scene, entering the building and removing residents from the immediate danger.—
Shane Croucher
John Feng,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 July 2025
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Celebrity status became an advantage for these public figures when entering the courtroom and facing a jury of their peers, experts told Fox News Digital.—
Lauryn Overhultz , Larry Fink,
FOXNews.com,
14 July 2025
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The National Weather Service reminds people to take extra precautions during elevated temperatures.—
Ruby Grisin,
The Courier-Journal,
26 July 2025
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Outreach workers have already started visiting people in an undisclosed street camp to direct them to housing, a process expected to take four to six weeks for each site, Haring-Cozzi said.—
Jordan Smith,
IndyStar,
26 July 2025
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“Receive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/receive. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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