receptivities

Definition of receptivitiesnext
plural of receptivity
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Noun
  • Additionally, curiosity prompts individuals to question assumptions and challenge preconceived notions, thereby reducing the influence of bias in decision-making processes.
    Rebecca Ahmed, Big Think, 22 Apr. 2026
  • As the Paramount upfront meetings commence, the company appears poised to keep them and is not at present entertaining any notions of returning to the days when CBS held court in front of advertisers at Carnegie Hall.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 16 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Abe told a judge at an April 27 proceeding that Allen has no prior arrests or convictions and is presumed innocent under the law.
    Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
  • But while the number of charges has increased, the number of convictions has remained the same — in 2025, 46 of the 47 charges for use of a machine gun for aggressive purposes were dropped.
    Sasha Allen, Hartford Courant, 29 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Early cultures, including Native American tribes, looked to the heavens for time keeping, spiritual beliefs and navigation.
    Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
  • That’s one of the running themes of the show, which is the anatomy of bias, which was what are all the false beliefs that each of us had?
    Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 26 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • That does not affect our reviews, as our opinions remain our own.
    Joe Salas April 25, New Atlas, 25 Apr. 2026
  • All opinions expressed by the CNBC Pro contributors are solely their opinions and do not reflect the opinions of CNBC, or its parent company or affiliates, and may have been previously disseminated by them on television, radio, internet or another medium.
    Carter Braxton Worth, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • In the centuries since colonists waged war against the crown, American’s attitudes toward the royals have shifted from hatred to adoration.
    Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
  • More homework was also associated with negative attitudes about school for younger children in the study.
    Ariel Gilreath, NPR, 28 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Bike activists in this city have, to our minds, successfully enhanced the lot of cyclists in Chicago and are fully entitled to keep pushing for more reasonable improvements.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
  • His ability to read the game was certainly evident, especially as the contest drifted on, with players saddled with tired legs and minds.
    Rob Tanner, New York Times, 1 May 2026
Noun
  • This is the last month (until September) in which this biggest of planets is high enough in a dark sky to permit crisp telescopic views of its cloud patterns and four big satellites.
    Joe Rao, Space.com, 2 May 2026
  • Pratt, 42, has not been shy about his views, referring to Bass as trash, using the Spanish word basura as a play on her last name.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
Noun
  • The casting has always managed to feel diverse, but in a guileless, incidental way, giving the appearance of multicultural inclusion without espousing any explicitly progressive viewpoints.
    Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 29 Apr. 2026
  • The Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board includes Executive Editor Roger Simmons , opinion editor Krys Fluker and viewpoints editor Jay Reddick.
    Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2026
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“Receptivities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/receptivities. Accessed 2 May. 2026.

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