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
Burroughs graduated from Middlebury College in Vermont before receiving her law degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1988.
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Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 4 May 2025
Students who apply for and receive a scholarship will get about $10,500 to pay for tuition at an alternative school and students with disabilities will receive up to $30,000.
—Kayla Jimenez, USA Today, 4 May 2025
Her northwest suburban village, which receives $2 million annually in state grocery tax proceeds and uses it to pave and repair roads, has already approved its own tax.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2025
The Houston Police Department began receiving calls reporting shots fired around 12:50 a.m. at the 6000 block of of Cherry Hill in southeast Houston, Assistant Chief Patricia Cantu said during a news briefing.
—CBS News, 4 May 2025
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Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 4 May 2025
Students who apply for and receive a scholarship will get about $10,500 to pay for tuition at an alternative school and students with disabilities will receive up to $30,000.
—Kayla Jimenez, USA Today, 4 May 2025
Her northwest suburban village, which receives $2 million annually in state grocery tax proceeds and uses it to pave and repair roads, has already approved its own tax.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2025
The Houston Police Department began receiving calls reporting shots fired around 12:50 a.m. at the 6000 block of of Cherry Hill in southeast Houston, Assistant Chief Patricia Cantu said during a news briefing.
—CBS News, 4 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for receive
Verb
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To do so would mean admitting that his promise of absolute victory is hollow.—
Gershom Gorenberg,
The Atlantic,
9 May 2025
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The evidence that Judge Steven Hippler is allowing prosecutors to admit in the death penalty trial of Brian Kohberger is substantial.—
Jean Casarez,
CNN Money,
9 May 2025
Verb
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Dutton entered the five-week campaign on a strong footing.—
Hilary Whiteman and Angus Watson,
CNN Money,
3 May 2025
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Detectives obtained footage from that morning, which showed a woman park the Ford outside a building on 2nd Avenue before entering one of the units.—
Matthew Ormseth,
Los Angeles Times,
3 May 2025
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The man took the books from the Beachwood branch of the Cuyahoga County Public Library (CCPL) in early April, only to later post a video of himself burning the books on social media, according to a May 2 police report viewed by USA TODAY.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
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One of our last photos of him was taken inside that diner, grinning at us over an orange coffee cup.—
Gwen Rockwood,
Arkansas Online,
15 May 2025
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“Receive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/receive. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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