as in embraced
to receive or accept gladly or readily
the eager recruits welcomed every new project with which they were presented
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Recent Examples of welcomed
Shirley Lam, the matriarch of the family, not only opened the door to their tenement apartment but welcomed Holton in for dinner.
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Qian Julie Wang, New Yorker, 20 Sep. 2025
Critics welcomed the change but said more needs to be done.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2025
Brooke welcomed twins Bob and Max on March 14, 2009.
—Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2025
The Top Hat on Walnut Street welcomed Louis Armstrong, Dinah Washington, Sarah Vaughan, Larry Darnell and many others.
—Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 20 Sep. 2025
He got married in 2020 and welcomed his first child in 2022.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Sep. 2025
Nine months later, Priscilla and Elvis welcomed their daughter Lisa Marie.
—Brianne Tracy, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2025
While welcomed, these treatments were also largely characterized by taking multiple pills, many times per day.
—Pearl Pugh, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Rather than dreading this disorder, the avant-garde welcomed it.
—Tim Brinkhof, Big Think, 12 Sep. 2025
Qian Julie Wang, New Yorker, 20 Sep. 2025
Critics welcomed the change but said more needs to be done.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2025
Brooke welcomed twins Bob and Max on March 14, 2009.
—Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2025
The Top Hat on Walnut Street welcomed Louis Armstrong, Dinah Washington, Sarah Vaughan, Larry Darnell and many others.
—Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 20 Sep. 2025
He got married in 2020 and welcomed his first child in 2022.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Sep. 2025
Nine months later, Priscilla and Elvis welcomed their daughter Lisa Marie.
—Brianne Tracy, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2025
While welcomed, these treatments were also largely characterized by taking multiple pills, many times per day.
—Pearl Pugh, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Rather than dreading this disorder, the avant-garde welcomed it.
—Tim Brinkhof, Big Think, 12 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for welcomed
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While the 77th Annual Emmy Awards embraced nostalgia with attention to classics like The Golden Girls and Gilmore Girls, it was once again dominated by streaming giants breaking records and reshaping the industry.—
Marc Berman,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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West Germany’s players embraced that billing — to a certain extent.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
14 Sep. 2025
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The White House couple will be greeted by the British monarch and his wife, with royal gun salutes fired at the castle and at the Tower of London.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
17 Sep. 2025
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Clad in a chain-mail dress with sheer stripes and waist-length hair, Wilson's appearance during the Chris Habana show was greeted with raucous applause.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Welcomed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/welcomed. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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