Her new book 'was' well/poorly 'received' by the critics. [=the critics liked/disliked her new book]
The ambassador 'received' [='greeted'] his guests as they arrived at the party.
What was radical thinking in times past has become 'received wisdom' today.
(..) Santa's sleigh, well, there you have it. Santa's in Manhattan. Sorry to interrupt your first big news story, charlotte, But New York one has just received Some exclusive amateur news footage That you just might Anna follow up on. There seems to be a strange man dressed as an elf (..)2003 Elf