as in admitting
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 receiving
Starting in 2013, Turning Point began receiving financial backing from serial entrepreneur Gary Rabine (CEO of the Rabine Group).
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Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2025
Reilly finished 5-for-8 passing with 86 yards in the effort for Abington, while Solimini also added two catches for 65 yards receiving.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 20 Sep. 2025
Bueckers earned 70 of 72 votes, with Washington’s Sonia Citron receiving the remaining two.
—Roberta F. Rodrigues, Forbes.com, 20 Sep. 2025
At the time, Witherspoon had been attached to star in the adaptation as Amy Elliott Dunne, receiving approval from author Gillian Flynn and shepherding the project through her production company, now called Hello Sunshine.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 19 Sep. 2025
The receiving corps is only getting stronger with the development of freshman Tanook Hines and the tight end room’s growing role.
—Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
The Vikings star has the most receiving yards (7,432) by any player through their first five seasons in the league and has done so without a unanimous top-10 quarterback throwing to him.
—Trevor Squire, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
More than 80% of those living with HIV had been receiving antiretroviral (ARV) medications before this year.
—Brian Simpson, NPR, 19 Sep. 2025
Law enforcement receiving those detention requests from ICE are required to hold people already in jail for a period of 48 hours if they’re suspected of being in the country illegally.
—Charlotte Observer, 12 Sep. 2025
Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2025
Reilly finished 5-for-8 passing with 86 yards in the effort for Abington, while Solimini also added two catches for 65 yards receiving.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 20 Sep. 2025
Bueckers earned 70 of 72 votes, with Washington’s Sonia Citron receiving the remaining two.
—Roberta F. Rodrigues, Forbes.com, 20 Sep. 2025
At the time, Witherspoon had been attached to star in the adaptation as Amy Elliott Dunne, receiving approval from author Gillian Flynn and shepherding the project through her production company, now called Hello Sunshine.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 19 Sep. 2025
The receiving corps is only getting stronger with the development of freshman Tanook Hines and the tight end room’s growing role.
—Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
The Vikings star has the most receiving yards (7,432) by any player through their first five seasons in the league and has done so without a unanimous top-10 quarterback throwing to him.
—Trevor Squire, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
More than 80% of those living with HIV had been receiving antiretroviral (ARV) medications before this year.
—Brian Simpson, NPR, 19 Sep. 2025
Law enforcement receiving those detention requests from ICE are required to hold people already in jail for a period of 48 hours if they’re suspected of being in the country illegally.
—Charlotte Observer, 12 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for receiving
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Psychological safety research by Amy Edmondson has shown that teams perform better when people feel safe admitting mistakes and voicing concerns.—
Benjamin Laker,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Gould pointed to a strong fundamental backdrop for Netflix, admitting that his prior downgrade of the stock was a mistake.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
17 Sep. 2025
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That cohort is also entering the job market as companies experiment with artificial intelligence.—
Carlos Waters,
CNBC,
17 Sep. 2025
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In 2022, Florida weathered a bad outbreak of meningococcal disease, a type of fast-moving bacterial infection that can become fatal after entering the bloodstream or the lining of the brain and spinal cord.—
Jamie Ducharme,
The Atlantic,
17 Sep. 2025
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Ten category winners will receive $50,000 each, with one school taking home $500,000 to scale what works.—
Jaime Catmull,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Shortly after taking the position, McMahon, who comes from many years of experience in the private sector, noted that DOGE was conducting a solid audit of the agency.—
Arthur Jones II,
ABC News,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Receiving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/receiving. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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