as in prevailing
held by or applicable to a majority of the people
traditionally the received opinion was that, in the event of a divorce, the mother should get custody of the children
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as in admitted
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 received
Katie Hunt, CNN, 30 Jan. 2023
The paper upturned the received wisdom of the grasshopper origin story.
—Mark Barna, Discover Magazine, 23 Aug. 2018
Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
The average cost for a housing unit for a family in Michigan is $780 a month, but the agency received $727.
—Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 4 Oct. 2024
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Adjective
This finding contradicted the received wisdom at the time that a new species would not arise if the existing population was still in contact and exchanging genes.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 30 Jan. 2023
The paper upturned the received wisdom of the grasshopper origin story.
—Mark Barna, Discover Magazine, 23 Aug. 2018
Verb
The onetime Trojan has received welcoming messages from a litany of former Bruins, including Baron Davis, Ryan Hollins, Matt Barnes and Bill Walton before Walton passed away in May.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
The average cost for a housing unit for a family in Michigan is $780 a month, but the agency received $727.
—Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 4 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for received
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No insurer admitted wrongdoing.Max Blau, ProPublica, 14 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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This is a wisp of a premise — aside from her muted graffiti efforts, our protagonist’s grief manifests itself more as general moodiness than anything particularly tangible.Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
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Trump, meanwhile, leaned on some famous Black male supporters, including controversial former NFL standouts Antonio Brown and Le’Veon Bell, while also pitching himself to men in general through social media influencers, creators and podcasters.Curtis Bunn, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Mayfield enjoyed an excellent game himself, throwing two more touchdown passes before halftime, and another field goal from McLaughlin late in the third meant the Bucs entered the fourth quarter up 27-20.Jamie Barton, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
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Two Lebanese army soldiers were killed today as the country entered the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah, firing at Israeli soldiers for the first time.NBC News, NBC News, 4 Oct. 2024
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The Paris prosecutor on Wednesday requested a five-year prison sentence and a five-year ban from public office against far-right leader Marine Le Pen, at a trial where she and 24 others are accused of embezzling European Union funds.Reuters, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Earlier on Wednesday, the union representing the department’s rank-and-file officers, whose complaints to county officials triggered the report, asserted that their recent public criticism of Corpus only had to do with her job performance.Ryan Macasero, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Our first test is UL's PCMark 10, which simulates a variety of real-world productivity and office workflows to measure overall system performance and also includes a storage subtest for the primary drive.PCMAG, PCMAG, 16 Nov. 2024
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The company continues to focus on returning to overall profitability and is pursuing strategic partnerships to strengthen long-term profitability.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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The second shooting took place not far from the popular Crack Shack restaurant.NBC San Diego, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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The Dodgers are expected to pursue a reunion, although it has been widely reported that Hernandez could be a popular consolation pursuit for teams that miss out on Soto.Jeff Sanders, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Trump was convicted in May by a unanimous jury on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records tied to hush money payments to adult film star Stormy Daniels prior to the 2016 election.Patrick Maguire, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2024
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Both the proposal and the almost unanimous vote against it made national news, along with the riots that ensued.Dawn Sawyer, CNN, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Received.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/received. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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