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
Eight years after receiving the 911 call, Miller expressed her admiration for Jane Doe, calling her brave.
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Natalie Cardenas, ABC News, 22 Nov. 2024
Under the Social Security Fairness Act, the same person would receive the entire $900 spousal benefit.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 22 Nov. 2024
Studies have shown that people who receive peer support are less likely to have repeat psychiatric hospitalizations.
—Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 22 Nov. 2024
Emilia Pérez was rapturously received at Cannes, where four of its female cast members shared the Best Actress prize.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 9 Nov. 2024
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Natalie Cardenas, ABC News, 22 Nov. 2024
Under the Social Security Fairness Act, the same person would receive the entire $900 spousal benefit.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 22 Nov. 2024
Studies have shown that people who receive peer support are less likely to have repeat psychiatric hospitalizations.
—Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 22 Nov. 2024
Emilia Pérez was rapturously received at Cannes, where four of its female cast members shared the Best Actress prize.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 9 Nov. 2024
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According to the Ozaukee County Sheriff’s Office in Wisconsin, the couple were interviewed in Chicago and admitted dumping their adoptive son's body in a ditch in Mequon.Doha Madani, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
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Kline admitted in it to having previously interacted with Libby German.Aja Romano, Vox, 11 Nov. 2024
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The sudden gravitational pull towards Troy starts with Watkins, a sophomore who has already surpassed 1,000 career points and enters this season operating in a different stratosphere of stardom than any player who came before her outside of former Iowa star Caitlin Clark.Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
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The program will begin with the class of students entering the university in fall 2025.Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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The Beaver Moon takes its name from early Native American tribes as well as American colonists, according to the Old Farmer's Almanac, when beavers begin sheltering in their lodges after gathering enough food to last the winter.John Tufts, The Courier-Journal, 22 Nov. 2024
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And take us back to when insurance companies have the power to deny people with preexisting conditions.Louis Jacobson, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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“Receive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/receive. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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