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receive
verb as in accept delivery of something
Strongest matches
accept, collect, draw, earn, gain, get, hear, hold, make, obtain, pick up, pocket, reap, secure, seize, take, take in, win
Strong matches
acquire, admit, apprehend, appropriate, arrogate, assume, catch, cop, corral, derive, gather, grab, inherit, perceive, procure, pull, redeem, snag
Weak matches
be given, be in receipt of, be informed, be told, come by, come into, get from, get hands on, get hold of, latch on to, pull down, take possession
verb as in endure, sustain
Strong matches
Weak matches
verb as in take in guest or member
Weak matches
allow entrance, let in, let through, make comfortable, make welcome, roll out red carpet, shake hands, show in, usher in
Example Sentences
The US leader's optimism may receive a reality check at that meeting.
But he was still disappointed that it included almost no answers about why his community received evacuation alerts hours after homes were on fire.
Landa-Rodriguez allegedly received a one-third cut of all drug sales within the jails, leading prosecutors to dub their investigation “Operation Dirty Thirds.”
Essex Police would only receive help from the government if costs topped £4m, the Conservative explained, meaning the force had to swallow the bill it faced.
As Beckwith described it to New York Times reporters, she received a phone call from Bovino on July 14 in which he said he was bringing agents to Sacramento.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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