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receive

Definition for receive

verb as in endure, sustain

Strongest matches

suffer, undergo

Strong matches

bear, encounter, experience

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The offer, which involved the sale of a little more than 71 million shares, received bids for more 3.8 billion shares -- making it the most-subscribed big Indian IPO in nearly two decades.

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The firm has received conflicting alerts about their status, including some saying the items were set for disposal.

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The Danish armed forces last month received a large order of shotguns after expediting an existing order, and rushed to train instructors from the navy, air force and army to hit drones with them.

It found that between 22,000 and 23,000 homes that had received external wall insulation, and up to 13,000 properties with internal wall insulation were now in need of repairs.

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That’s because public colleges are also eligible to receive some public funds.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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