receptive
adjective
re·cep·tive
ri-ˈsep-tiv 
Examples of receptive in a Sentence
I was happy to be speaking before such a receptive audience.
needed a partner who was receptive to new ways of managing the business
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That resulted in a much larger pool of Black and Latino voters who were receptive to Trump's anti-immigrant rhetoric.
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Michael Tesler, ABC News, 20 Nov. 2024
After company executives provided data on engineering graduate-level graduation rates on campuses in those members’ districts and told stories about the need for talent, the members of Congress expressed shock and were receptive to changing the law.
—Stuart Anderson, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
Some critics back home were less receptive to the speech, which some local media covered from afar.
—Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN, 4 Nov. 2024
The core of this argument is one that is finding receptive audiences, especially in states where voters might not love Harris but are susceptible to the suggestion that the United States needs to move past the chaos of the Trump years.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 29 Oct. 2024
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Michael Tesler, ABC News, 20 Nov. 2024
After company executives provided data on engineering graduate-level graduation rates on campuses in those members’ districts and told stories about the need for talent, the members of Congress expressed shock and were receptive to changing the law.
—Stuart Anderson, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
Some critics back home were less receptive to the speech, which some local media covered from afar.
—Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN, 4 Nov. 2024
The core of this argument is one that is finding receptive audiences, especially in states where voters might not love Harris but are susceptible to the suggestion that the United States needs to move past the chaos of the Trump years.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Receptive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/receptive. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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receptive
adjective
re·cep·tive
ri-ˈsep-tiv
1
: able or willing to receive especially ideas
2
: able to receive and pass on stimuli
the receptive part of the retina
Medical Definition
receptive
adjective
re·cep·tive
ri-ˈsep-tiv
1
: open and responsive to ideas, impressions, or suggestions
2
a
of a sensory end organ
: fit to receive and transmit stimuli
b
receptiveness
noun
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