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Definition of received
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What was radical thinking in times past has become received wisdom today.
traditionally the received opinion was that, in the event of a divorce, the mother should get custody of the children
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Synonyms & Antonyms for received
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common, general, majority, overall, popular, prevailing, public, ruling, vulgar
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Examples of received in a Sentence
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Thirteen teams in Broward and Palm Beach counties earned rankings in their classes, and three more received votes. — Adam Lichtenstein, sun-sentinel.com, "University School moves to top spot in Class 4A in Week 3 Associated Press high school football poll," 3 Sep. 2019 A day after the family of four received notice to leave their $837-a-month, one-bedroom unit, Contreras went to the hospital with chest pains. — Los Angeles Times, "Seniors facing eviction fear homelessness and isolation as California’s housing crisis rolls on," 29 Aug. 2019 The shows were very well received and Lebedev received great encouragement from Calcutta society, including the Governor-General Sir John Shore. — Karen Stapley, Quartz India, "Over 200 years ago, a Russian musician became a pioneer of Bengali theatre," 15 Aug. 2019 The Mac & Cheese was tested in five markets, and according to the statement, the new side was very well received. — Ricky Pinela, orlandosentinel.com, "Chick-fil-A permanently adds Mac & Cheese to its menu," 13 Aug. 2019 What distinguishes his work is his beginner’s mind, his lack of self-consciousness, his physical pursuit of unlearning what he has been taught by received information. — New York Times, "The Unseen Worlds Beneath Us: Places of Beauty, Danger and Wisdom," 7 June 2019 Since the release, the diapers have been very well received. — Kynala Phillips, Essence, "Huggies Uses Black Father On Its Packaging For The First Time," 16 July 2019 One programming choice The Discovery Channel would probably like to take back is the ill-received 2013 fake documentary surrounding modern-day attacks by prehistoric megalodons. — NBC News, "Some experts worry Shark Week focuses too much on the sensational, not enough on science," 28 July 2019 In the two years since the incident, Juul has not received FDA approval as a smoking cessation device. — Arman Azad, CNN, "Juul went into a ninth-grade classroom and called its device 'totally safe,' teens testify," 25 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'received.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of DictionaryWebster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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received
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