reception
noun
re·cep·tion
ri-ˈsep-shən 
1
2
: a social gathering often for the purpose of extending a formal welcome
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Reception is the noun form of receive. So at a formal reception, guests are received or welcomed or "taken in". A bad TV reception means the signal isn't being received well. When a new novel receives good reviews, we say it has met with a good critical reception. If it gets a poor reception, on the other hand, that's the same as saying that it wasn't well-received.
Examples of reception in a Sentence
The school held a reception for the new students and their families.
He decided to run for a seat on the school committee only a year after his reception into the community.
Her job is to deal with the reception of donations.
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That includes last year when Wilson finished with 101 receptions for 1,104 yards and seven touchdowns in 17 games.
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Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 21 May 2025
Such was the positive critical reception, HBO greenlit a second season the following month, on August 19, 2022.
—Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025
That shouldn’t be a problem this year, which means the eight-year veteran should be able to produce more than 88 receptions for 884 yards and eight touchdowns if injuries don’t slow him down.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 20 May 2025
If the reception for Eleanor the Great is any indication, that second nom could be in the mail.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 20 May 2025
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Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 21 May 2025
Such was the positive critical reception, HBO greenlit a second season the following month, on August 19, 2022.
—Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025
That shouldn’t be a problem this year, which means the eight-year veteran should be able to produce more than 88 receptions for 884 yards and eight touchdowns if injuries don’t slow him down.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 20 May 2025
If the reception for Eleanor the Great is any indication, that second nom could be in the mail.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 20 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for reception
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“Reception.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reception. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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reception
noun
re·cep·tion
ri-ˈsep-shən
1
: the act or process of receiving, welcoming, or accepting
a warm reception
2
: the receiving of a radio or television broadcast
3
: a social gathering
a wedding reception
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