Received and Took

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Received adjective - Held by or applicable to a majority of the people.

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Took and received are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Took" instead a verb "Received".

Nearby Words: receive, receiving, receiver, receivable

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Received and took are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Received" instead a verb "Took".

After the photo received widespread acclaim, he received a lot of criticism for not intervening and helping the girl, criticism which appeared to haunt him until he took his own life.

Source: Apathetic Citizens
Popeye received similar recyclings, especially once Famous Studios took over in the 1950s and the writers ran out of ideas.

Source: Recycled In Space / Western Animation
He had actually forgotten about it and it took the massive amount of fan-mail he received (plus a conversation with Tara Strong) to continue reprising the role.

Source: Old Shame / Western Animation

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