as in event
a social gathering
a wedding reception
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Recent Examples of reception
Opens with a reception from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday and runs through Sept. 13.
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Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 July 2025
DeMario Douglas was right behind Diggs with two receptions in team periods, winning on an intermediate crosser and out route.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 30 July 2025
But of those 59 receptions, 53 of them were either behind the line of scrimmage or within 10 yards of it.
—Samuel McDowell, Kansas City Star, 28 July 2025
The new Dairy Building also can be rented as an event space for receptions and galas.
—Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 18 July 2025
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Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 July 2025
DeMario Douglas was right behind Diggs with two receptions in team periods, winning on an intermediate crosser and out route.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 30 July 2025
But of those 59 receptions, 53 of them were either behind the line of scrimmage or within 10 yards of it.
—Samuel McDowell, Kansas City Star, 28 July 2025
The new Dairy Building also can be rented as an event space for receptions and galas.
—Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 18 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reception
Noun
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Kicking off the events is the HaRUNbee 5K Run/Walk for Healthy Birth Outcomes on Saturday, Aug. 2.—
La Risa R. Lynch,
jsonline.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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The event serves as an opportunity to discuss historic preservation in Naperville, including the city’s historic district, mid-century modern homes and downtown buildings, an event announcement said.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The funding freeze was challenged by several lawsuits as educators, Congress members from both parties and others called for the administration to release the money.—
COLLIN BINKLEY,
Arkansas Online,
26 July 2025
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Rosamund Pike is fabulous in hot pink, black and floral while attending the press night after party for Inter Alia at the National Theatre on July 23 in London.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
26 July 2025
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The second wedding ceremony, per The Sun, will be a destination wedding, requiring the newlyweds to travel abroad for the bash.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
People.com,
7 July 2025
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The bash was crashed by a cadre of local brewers and beer fans who had hired a plane to tow a banner over that event.—
Peter Rowe,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 July 2025
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“Reception.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reception. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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