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reception

[ri-sep-shuhn] / rɪˈsɛp ʃən /


NOUN
celebratory party
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK
disacknowledgment


Example Sentences

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For Park City locals, news of the festival’s move has gotten a mixed reception.

From The Wall Street Journal

"Once they are on school premises they don't need a phone, because if there's an emergency there is a reception that I can be contacted from," she says.

From BBC

A black, polished sliding door delivers you into a reception room whose pomp is disciplined by marble piers, dark patinated-bronze framing panels, and—most memorably—walls sheathed in gold mosaic and red marble.

From The Wall Street Journal

“An appointment? Nonsense. They know me here. Betty at reception is a friend.”

From Literature

He says, through cracking phone reception, connecting his sound and his vehicle is a relationship he’s been waiting to master.

From Los Angeles Times