as in embraced
to receive or accept gladly or readily
the eager recruits welcomed every new project with which they were presented
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Recent Examples of welcomed
Simons married his wife Annie in 2008, and the couple welcomed twins in 2011.
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Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
The booming, familiar voice of Kevin Harlan welcomed everyone.
—Andrew Marchand, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
After tying the knot on 31 December 2022, the pair welcomed their first child together, Becks Hayden Wallace on 29 September 2024.
—Lydia Mee, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
Becoming a parent has made health a top priority for Maria Menounos, who welcomed her daughter, Athena, with husband Keven Undergaro in June 2023.
—Anna Halkidis, Parents, 25 Oct. 2025
Jessica Sanchez and husband Rickie Gallardo have welcomed daughter Eliana.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Oct. 2025
Four months before the 2024 election, the Center for Renewing America had welcomed a small group of congressional staffers to its headquarters, a few blocks from the Capitol.
—Andy Kroll, ProPublica, 18 Oct. 2025
South Africa has welcomed the inclusion now of Iran in BRICS.
—Paul Tilsley, Fox News, 26 Dec. 2024
United also welcomed Charlotte’s Nimfasha Berchimas to Carrington on trial recently.
—Mark Critchley, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024
Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
The booming, familiar voice of Kevin Harlan welcomed everyone.
—Andrew Marchand, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
After tying the knot on 31 December 2022, the pair welcomed their first child together, Becks Hayden Wallace on 29 September 2024.
—Lydia Mee, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
Becoming a parent has made health a top priority for Maria Menounos, who welcomed her daughter, Athena, with husband Keven Undergaro in June 2023.
—Anna Halkidis, Parents, 25 Oct. 2025
Jessica Sanchez and husband Rickie Gallardo have welcomed daughter Eliana.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Oct. 2025
Four months before the 2024 election, the Center for Renewing America had welcomed a small group of congressional staffers to its headquarters, a few blocks from the Capitol.
—Andy Kroll, ProPublica, 18 Oct. 2025
South Africa has welcomed the inclusion now of Iran in BRICS.
—Paul Tilsley, Fox News, 26 Dec. 2024
United also welcomed Charlotte’s Nimfasha Berchimas to Carrington on trial recently.
—Mark Critchley, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for welcomed
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Laube, who previously ran the Libertarian Party of Iowa, and his allies promised to run Libertarian candidates, reverse the decline in their voting base and repudiate the caustic public image embraced by the party’s now-former leaders.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
26 Oct. 2025
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Encouraged by her dear friend, architect and environmentalist Harry Gessner, Lockhart embraced every opportunity life offered, from singing onstage with Willie Nelson to attending White House press briefings dating back to the Eisenhower administration.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
FOXNews.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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And thousands of people in Idaho were greeted with insurance rates that'll cost, on average, $100 more every month.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 Oct. 2025
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The three-time Cy Young Award winner was greeted rudely by a Shohei Ohtani lead-off double, but Scherzer managed to escape the inning unscathed.—
Kevin Dotson,
CNN Money,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Welcomed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/welcomed. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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