receiving end

noun

: the position of being a recipient or especially a victim

—usually used in the phrase on the receiving end

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In addition, a 2022 analysis by The Chronicle of Higher Education found that of 235 no-confidence votes between 1989 and 2022, 51% of the presidents on the receiving end had left office within a year, even though their departures were seldom publicly linked to the vote. —

Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024 Cherie Miller, an eating disorder and body image therapist in Southlake, Texas, hears often from clients on the receiving end of body talk. —

Angela Haupt, TIME, 12 Sep. 2024 For the experiment, the person on the receiving end would be forced to wait five, 10 or 15 seconds before deciding on the level of blast to send back while a 360-degree camera recorded their emotions. —

Rosa Rahimi, CNN, 16 Aug. 2024 The GOP might just find themselves on the receiving end of political karma. —

Steven Delco, Hartford Courant, 27 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for receiving end

Word History

First Known Use

1937, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of receiving end was in 1937

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“Receiving end.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/receiving%20end. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

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