receptiveness

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Recent Examples of receptiveness His receptiveness and work are making an impression. Will Sammon, New York Times, 5 June 2026 As the number of men sharing beauty content online grew, so did brands' receptiveness to partnering with male makeup artists for partnerships. Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026 Trump officials have pointed to research on ivermectin as an example of the administration’s receptiveness to ideas the scientific establishment has rejected. Rachana Pradhan, STAT, 10 Feb. 2026 This receptiveness led to Ockenfels’ favorite pictures from their partnership — inspired by the facial distortions in the paintings of Francis Bacon — in which bendings of glass were employed to warp Bowie’s likeness. Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2025 However, Gedan noted there is receptiveness to investment from China, even beyond the oil sector. Anabella González, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for receptiveness
Noun
  • That spiritual receptivity brings peace, clarity, and even safety to others.
    Liesl Ehmke, Christian Science Monitor, 29 June 2026
  • Their emotional awareness is a gift… but this almost all-consuming receptivity can easily result in them taking harmless jokes or silly comments personally.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 23 June 2026
Noun
  • In addition to tilt and pressure sensitivity, the Apple Pencil Pro adds squeeze and delete functions to the palette, along with a new barrel roll gesture and haptic vibrational feedback.
    Cierra Cowan, PC Magazine, 6 July 2026
  • As the intuitive Moon enters your 7th House of Partnership, your sensitivity to commitments heightens and clear expectations matter more than charm.
    Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 6 July 2026
Noun
  • There, the hotel’s overarching theme of kisetsukan, meaning seasonal awareness, is felt most evidently at Iñaki.
    Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026
  • Soundcore V20i Open-Ear Headphones The Soundcore V20i earbuds have an open-ear design and a unique four-position rotatable hook to optimize stability and situational awareness.
    Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 6 July 2026
Noun
  • Guthrie died in 1967 at age 55, but his music has never faded from the American consciousness.
    Steve Appleford, Rolling Stone, 4 July 2026
  • The search for machine consciousness has gone mainstream, and companies such as Google, Meta and OpenAI are hiring philosophers to explore questions about AI welfare.
    Benjamin Guggenheim, Washington Post, 2 July 2026
Noun
  • That attentiveness showed up in small ways throughout our stay.
    Alisha Prakash, Travel + Leisure, 27 June 2026
  • In the past 15 years, and especially in the last five, our city has seen an influx of pizza restaurants and chefs who’ve brought a diversity of styles and an attentiveness to elevated ingredients and approaches.
    Peter St. Onge Updated June 24, Charlotte Observer, 24 June 2026
Noun
  • Its founders built around movement, mindfulness and mind-body connection first; apparel simply became the most scalable expression of that philosophy.
    Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • These holistic mental and physical wellness itineraries incorporate spa treatments and mindfulness modalities such as forest bathing and meditation, private pilates and yoga classes, and food made with organic, sustainable ingredients.
    Andrew Sessa, Robb Report, 2 July 2026
Noun
  • The perception of aliveness is part of what keeps us alive.
    Jenny Odell, Longreads, 2 June 2026
  • As such, the primary goal of introducing novelty into a relationship is simply to reintroduce aliveness.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026

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“Receptiveness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/receptiveness. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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