Received
Received adjective - Held by or applicable to a majority of the people.
Usage example: traditionally the received opinion was that, in the event of a divorce, the mother should get custody of the children
Usual and received are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Usual" instead an adjective "Received".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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The titular hero in The Cape does most of his crime-fighting with a unique cape received from his carnie mentor, who also taught him the usual magician's tricks such as "smoke vanish".
Source: Clothes Make the Superman - Frisby the mouse saves her family using advice received from the Great Owl, whose usual diet includes mice.
Source: Predator Turned Protector -
In the Blood: Not in the usual sense — The name of a two-part episode that features a runaway who can see though the eyes of a killer because she received his donated blood.
Source: Series / Medium
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