WELCOMED Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words

welcomed

verb

past tense of welcome

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 Activists welcomed Jin’s release but also remembered other church leaders still being held. — Didi Tang, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026 The couple welcomed their only daughter, Jordan Ladd (Death Proof, Inland Empire), in 1975. — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 24 June 2026 They were welcomed back in 2009, however, when Pope Benedict XVI sought unification by lifting the judgment. — Reuters, NBC news, 5 July 2026 Over the past two months, the Dayclub has welcomed the likes of Lebron and Savannah James, Wilmer Valderrama and Ashley Graham. — Brad Japhe, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026 The actress, 49, has welcomed her fourth baby, according to a joint Instagram post with former Vogue Australia editor-in-chief Kirstie Clements. — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026 Stone married comedy writer and director Dave McCary in 2020, and the couple welcomed their first child, daughter Louise Jean in 2021. — Robyn Merrett, InStyle, 5 July 2026 Furthermore, Bavarian state lawmaker Bernhard Pohl also welcomed the move, describing it as a long-term guarantee for the future of the Kaufbeuren location and its role within Germany’s expanding missile defense network. — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 5 July 2026 Three members of Haiti’s FIFA World Cup squad finally stepped foot in the Caribbean nation on Sunday, where they were welcomed by an enthusiastic crowd at Cap-Haïtien International Airport. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 5 July 2026

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The slideshow on social media showed Kelce’s backyard transformed into a lush, floral garden as the pair embraced and showed off Swift’s new ring — a large diamond set in yellow gold.

— Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 4 July 2026
Embrace Heirloom Plants Lowrie says Terrain customers have increasingly embraced heirloom plant varieties with long-flowering traits.

— Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 July 2026

Definition of embraced

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Mary Ellen Brown, 68, stood in the back of the chapel and greeted those who walked inside, toward their usual pews, while Emily Lyons, almost 90, maneuvered her walker through the worn wooden doors.

— Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
After years of drought at home, Dust Bowl refugees from Oklahoma and Texas came to California looking for work, but were often greeted by angry locals.

— Steve Appleford, Rolling Stone, 4 July 2026

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