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broad-minded, open, open-minded
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But time and money are limited and these numbers suggest that in very real terms that there are fewer and fewer places for candidates to target swing voters who might be receptive to their messages. — Dante Chinni, NBC News, "Election maps show "middle ground" communities are disappearing," 8 Sep. 2019 But because the fuels are not as receptive, Cal Fire has been able to knock the fires down quickly. — Michael Cabanatuan, SFChronicle.com, "Mountain Fire near Redding threatens, but so far conditions favor containment," 23 Aug. 2019 Everyone is so receptive and down for a good time, every single night. — Metanoya Z. Webb, Essence, "EXCLUSIVE: You'll Never Guess Idris Elba's Top Three Vacations of All Time," 14 Aug. 2019 Icardi is apparently receptive towards the idea of moving to Stadio San Paolo, but Juventus would still be his preferred destination. — SI.com, "Napoli Offer Mauro Icardi €7.5m Contract Despite Striker Favouring Juventus Move," 8 July 2019 The same approach has already been deployed successfully by a few headphone companies, the ones daring to put $3,000 stickers on their best goods and finding a receptive, if limited, audience. — Vlad Savov, The Verge, "Wired headphones are becoming the mechanical watches of personal audio," 7 July 2018 Stanton thought at first that Mayfield wouldn't be receptive to his mentorship. — Mary Kay Cabot, cleveland.com, "Freddie Kitchens frustrated by bad offense vs. Bucs: ‘Not even close to where we want to go’," 24 Aug. 2019 But beneath the top-line data are clear signs that the prosperity is being unevenly shared, and when the tumult of the Trump presidency is added to the mix, the state's flinty voters may not be receptive to his appeals. — Kevin Freking, Fortune, "At Rally, Trump Ties U.S. Success to 2nd Term: ‘You Have to Vote for Me’," 16 Aug. 2019 Religious leaders have sometimes alienated those who might be receptive to their message, barking from the pulpit without humility, grace or love. — Ericka Andersen, WSJ, "Is God the Answer to the Suicide Epidemic?," 11 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'receptive.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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