Thesaurus results for RECEPTION

reception

noun

ri-ˈsep-shən

Definition of reception

as in event

a social gathering a wedding reception

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Recent Examples of reception Both permitted touchdown receptions on Sunday, but Brents overall allowed just 14 yards in his coverage area on four targets, while Marshall yielded 72 yards on four targets. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2026 And those — a rush and a reception — each went for seven yards. — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 26 Oct. 2026 Keaires Miller had six receptions for 111 yards and four touchdowns. — Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 26 Oct. 2026 Santa Barbara’s Cade Mault accounted for all 13 of his team’s points in a 13-10 win over Westlake, getting an 85-yard touchdown reception, making the PAT and making field goals from 49 and 43 yards. — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for reception

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Noun

The last includes those black-swan events that come out of left field and test a company’s resilience, from war to pandemics.

— Diane Brady, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
Last year, Kort helped launch an Eat the Invaders event, bringing chefs together to channel people’s appetite for delicious food by cooking with invasive and overabundant species.

— Victoria Malloy, Time, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of event

Noun

Labour enters its annual party conference with a polling boost holding a four-point lead with 27% of the vote under new Prime Minister Andy Burnham.

— Ian King, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026
Ahead of the vote, Netanyahu’s Likud party was neck and neck with the Israeli military's former Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot, who has emerged as his strongest rival in a fraught campaign that has centered on the country's security and future.

— Yarden Segev, NBC news, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of party

Noun

Members of the dance group Danzantes Unidos Mitotiliztli performed in October 2025 during a Dia de los Muertos celebration offered by Athziry Día de Muertos and the city of Aurora at East Aurora High School.

— Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026
The former center grabbed headlines in March for commenting on a Rangers loss that coincided with the team’s Pride Night celebration.

— Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of celebration

Noun

Post-show, all the Angels let their hair down and danced the night away at the private bash—bringing their finest party looks to the function.

— Christian Allaire, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2026
Gone are the beer bashes, the thrill of invention and any hint that Zuckerberg lusted for something — women, attention, clout — other than a quarterly earnings report.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026

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