as in welcomed
to receive or accept gladly or readily
the studio audience for the infomercial seemed to drink in—a little too readily—every word of the host's spiel
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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,
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Civic Center has for decades welcomed Denver’s biggest public festivals, packing hundreds of thousands of visitors into its two dozen acres of grass, concrete paths, flower beds, and neo-classical architecture.—
John Wenzel,
Denver Post,
18 Mar. 2026
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Meryl Streep made the character an icon—and in the years since the film premiered in 2006, Wintour has more or less embraced the comparisons.—
Sam Reed,
Glamour,
16 Mar. 2026
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The team has embraced me, the organization from the front office to my teammates to the coaching staff.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Drank (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drank%20%28in%29. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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