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
This is the third time in a decade the man received such a sentence, and the fifth overall revocation of his hunting privileges reports the Rogue Valley Times, a local newspaper.
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Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 6 Mar. 2025
Fans who attended a game Feb. 22 against the Utah Hockey Club received an Armenian scarf.
—Ryan Morik, Fox News, 6 Mar. 2025
Colón received over 525,000 votes, and the statehood referendum received over 600,000 votes.
—Van Hipp, Sun Sentinel, 6 Mar. 2025
Under the work requirements promoted by Republicans, some of these people might ultimately not be required to work to receive their benefits.
—Danilyn Rutherford, TIME, 22 Feb. 2025
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Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 6 Mar. 2025
Fans who attended a game Feb. 22 against the Utah Hockey Club received an Armenian scarf.
—Ryan Morik, Fox News, 6 Mar. 2025
Colón received over 525,000 votes, and the statehood referendum received over 600,000 votes.
—Van Hipp, Sun Sentinel, 6 Mar. 2025
Under the work requirements promoted by Republicans, some of these people might ultimately not be required to work to receive their benefits.
—Danilyn Rutherford, TIME, 22 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for receive
Recent Examples of Synonyms for receive
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To admit to trying is to admit that great style is accessible—that it can be studied and practiced—rather than something only a select few possess.—
Daisy Maldonado,
Vogue,
26 Feb. 2025
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Parents, in particular, struggle to prioritize their own health, with 60 percent admitting that daily responsibilities prevent them from getting screened, compared to 46 percent of nonparents.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
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Videos from Wednesday evening showed police entering the building wearing helmets and carrying zip ties and later clearing and detaining protesters and others from the lawn outside the building.—
Philip Marcelo,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2025
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Actress Jurnee Smollett may be entering a new legal battle with her ex-husband, musician Josiah Bell.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
6 Mar. 2025
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On Monday, the U.S. took another step toward thawing relations with Russia by weighing whether to lift sanctions on some Russian entities and individuals.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
4 Mar. 2025
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By this point, Brody is sitting too; Chapman stands to take a picture of him and his parents on the couch across from Madison’s.—
Angelique Jackson,
Variety,
3 Mar. 2025
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“Receive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/receive. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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