as in open
willing to consider new or different ideas
needed a partner who was receptive to new ways of managing the business
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This isn’t all that surprising: children can often lack a causal understanding of the world, and so are receptive to experiences that challenge it.
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Emily Harnett, Harpers Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
Do people with a larger amygdala gravitate toward more conservative ideologies because their amygdala is already structured in a way that is more receptive to the negative emotions that conservatism elicits?
—Matt Richtel, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
On some of these initiatives, such as the power to control independent agencies, the Administration is likely to encounter a receptive audience, especially before the high court.
—Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2025
Folks are more receptive this time around, per the Washington Post, which first reported on the new buyouts.
—Emily Peck, Axios, 2 Apr. 2025
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Emily Harnett, Harpers Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
Do people with a larger amygdala gravitate toward more conservative ideologies because their amygdala is already structured in a way that is more receptive to the negative emotions that conservatism elicits?
—Matt Richtel, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
On some of these initiatives, such as the power to control independent agencies, the Administration is likely to encounter a receptive audience, especially before the high court.
—Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2025
Folks are more receptive this time around, per the Washington Post, which first reported on the new buyouts.
—Emily Peck, Axios, 2 Apr. 2025
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“Receptive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/receptive. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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