well-received

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Adjective

well-received

  1. Given a positive reception, favourably regarded, generally welcomed.
    • 2010, BioWare, quoting Illusive Man, Mass Effect 2 (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Inferno Armor:
      Miranda recommended we send you our Inferno armor. It's been well-received by our squad leaders in teh Verge and so I'm passing a suit along to you.
    • 2021 June 30, Howard Johnston, “Regional News: Scotland: Haddington”, in RAIL, number 934, page 31:
      Network Rail's proposals to lengthen platforms and redouble one or both of Calton North and South Tunnels have been well-received.
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:well-received.

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