as in granted
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as in coincided
to be in agreement on every point
claims that the newspaper's quote does not accord with what he actually said
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as in conferred
to give the ownership or benefit of (something) formally or publicly
women were finally accorded the right to vote in 1920
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Recent Examples of accorded
Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 24 Jan. 2026
Michigan could also assert that Moore was accorded adequate opportunities to present his side of the story.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 11 Dec. 2025
In all these places, the warriors who carried out successful attacks against slave raiders were honored—proof not only that resistance took place, but that these acts of self-defense were accorded a high status within their communities.
—Literary Hub, 5 Dec. 2025
The genocidal evil of the Nazis was, and is, often accorded a type of 'genius' - an idea that often persists in public discourse as a way to account for the sheer malice in the planning and execution of the Holocaust as something exceptional.
—NPR, 11 Nov. 2025
The Colorado River Indian Tribes have formally accorded personhood status to the Colorado River, creating a powerful new mechanism to protect the eponymous river that makes life possible in their arid homelands.
—Debra Utacia Krol, AZCentral.com, 10 Nov. 2025
Verb
In 2024, Khan was accorded a career achievement award at the Locarno Film Festival.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 24 Jan. 2026
Michigan could also assert that Moore was accorded adequate opportunities to present his side of the story.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 11 Dec. 2025
In all these places, the warriors who carried out successful attacks against slave raiders were honored—proof not only that resistance took place, but that these acts of self-defense were accorded a high status within their communities.
—Literary Hub, 5 Dec. 2025
The genocidal evil of the Nazis was, and is, often accorded a type of 'genius' - an idea that often persists in public discourse as a way to account for the sheer malice in the planning and execution of the Holocaust as something exceptional.
—NPR, 11 Nov. 2025
The Colorado River Indian Tribes have formally accorded personhood status to the Colorado River, creating a powerful new mechanism to protect the eponymous river that makes life possible in their arid homelands.
—Debra Utacia Krol, AZCentral.com, 10 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accorded
Verb
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To see an artist of this caliber in such a vulnerable position of trying something new coincided with portraying a character at a turning point in his life.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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The mileage rules change coincided with the COVID-19 pandemic, which saw dramatic increases in prices for cars and many other goods.—
Keith Laing,
USA Today,
18 Feb. 2026
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Lauber is not charged in connection with the case, and detectives said at an earlier hearing that she had been granted immunity.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Feb. 2026
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A lot of people have taken it for granted.—
Selome Hailu,
Variety,
21 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Of course, most of the people who corresponded with Epstein were men.—
Emma Hinchliffe,
Fortune,
13 Feb. 2026
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In North America, the largest boreal forest gains were concentrated in the northernmost boreal, while any losses corresponded to widespread forest disturbances, including a bark beetle outbreak in British Columbia and wildfires across western Canada and interior Alaska, the researchers said.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
10 Feb. 2026
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Sheathed in a layer of keratin that might have been brightly colored, such a prominent crest could have conferred multiple advantages to perhaps by catching the attention of potential mates and warding off competitors.—
K. R. Callaway,
Scientific American,
19 Feb. 2026
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Over 4,400 degrees were conferred to scholarship recipients during the same school year.—
Emma Murphy,
Oklahoma Voice,
6 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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While it could, theoretically, be used in things like phones, such batteries have lower energy densities and may not be appropriate in the long run.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Feb. 2026
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Some researchers question whether addiction is the appropriate term to describe heavy use of social media, arguing that a person must be experiencing identifiable symptoms.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Feb. 2026
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Martin highlighted the findings, which mostly conformed to his expectations but still surprised him in the magnitude of the angst over the work situationship.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
11 Feb. 2026
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But sanctions, as a tool, only work some of the time, and US sanctions on Iran have not always conformed to what experts consider best practices.—
James Sneed,
NPR,
6 Feb. 2026
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Blake ran in the Democratic primary for mayor and cross-endorsed Mamdani.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
24 Nov. 2025
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Air Force and men’s basketball head coach Joe Scott have agreed to part ways, the academy announced Friday.—
Tobias Bass,
New York Times,
21 Feb. 2026
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Empty shotgun shell casings were found in the home, and the defense and prosecution already agreed the likely murder weapon was the missing shotgun from the home.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Accorded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accorded. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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