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as in rewarded
to give something as a token of gratitude or admiration for a service or achievement
we will award the top three contestants in the essay competition
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as in granted
to give the ownership or benefit of (something) formally or publicly
custody of the boy was awarded to the grandparents
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Recent Examples of awarded
That had followed a a long-running case against Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN), in which he was awarded damages.
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Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 22 Jan. 2026
The game was scoreless in the 70th minute when Mater Dei forward Santiago Schelotto was fouled in the box and the undefeated Monarchs were awarded a penalty kick.
—Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 22 Jan. 2026
Along its big-spending path, Texas captured the Learfield Directors’ Cup, awarded by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics to the top overall athletics department based on a point system that reflects each institution’s performance in NCAA championships across all sports.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Meanwhile, if the prize were awarded for power per second of screentime, Gaby Hoffmann, playing a nineteen-sixties dropout in survival mode, would win; her furious silence is as eloquent as her terse determination, and her voice, quietly oracular, is one of the most memorable things in the movie.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 22 Jan. 2026
During the 2024-2025 legislative cycle, Copperbridge Foundation was awarded $300,000 in state funding to support our programming.
—Geo Darder, Sun Sentinel, 22 Jan. 2026
Since 1929, over 3,100 Oscar statuettes have been awarded, and only 20 are in the possession of Black women.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 22 Jan. 2026
Last summer, United was awarded five more gates at O'Hare, bringing their total number of gates to 97.
—Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
Of these semifinalists, the nominees will be announced March 31, while the winners will be announced and awarded at a June 15 ceremony held at Chicago’s Lyric Opera.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 22 Jan. 2026
The game was scoreless in the 70th minute when Mater Dei forward Santiago Schelotto was fouled in the box and the undefeated Monarchs were awarded a penalty kick.
—Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 22 Jan. 2026
Along its big-spending path, Texas captured the Learfield Directors’ Cup, awarded by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics to the top overall athletics department based on a point system that reflects each institution’s performance in NCAA championships across all sports.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Meanwhile, if the prize were awarded for power per second of screentime, Gaby Hoffmann, playing a nineteen-sixties dropout in survival mode, would win; her furious silence is as eloquent as her terse determination, and her voice, quietly oracular, is one of the most memorable things in the movie.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 22 Jan. 2026
During the 2024-2025 legislative cycle, Copperbridge Foundation was awarded $300,000 in state funding to support our programming.
—Geo Darder, Sun Sentinel, 22 Jan. 2026
Since 1929, over 3,100 Oscar statuettes have been awarded, and only 20 are in the possession of Black women.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 22 Jan. 2026
Last summer, United was awarded five more gates at O'Hare, bringing their total number of gates to 97.
—Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
Of these semifinalists, the nominees will be announced March 31, while the winners will be announced and awarded at a June 15 ceremony held at Chicago’s Lyric Opera.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for awarded
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Excellence was rewarded in an equally formal way, with brass plaques at the end of each year.—
Nell Freudenberger,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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But investors who bought into the pullbacks have thus far been rewarded.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
27 Jan. 2026
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Rodriguez had been granted immunity but still refused to testify, leading Andrademembreno to hold her in contempt after the first trial, court records show.—
City News Service,
Oc Register,
25 Jan. 2026
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Durden has been inspired by the opportunity granted to him by Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel.—
Doug Kyed,
Boston Herald,
24 Jan. 2026
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Press, who played the last three seasons of her professional career with Angel City FC, was honored during the pregame ceremony.—
Damian Calhoun,
Daily News,
25 Jan. 2026
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Other nearby temples also honored this famous hero, who is considered the protector of Rome.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Canadians know that our old, comfortable assumptions that our geography and alliance memberships automatically conferred prosperity and security — that assumption is no longer valid.—
Haley Ott,
CBS News,
21 Jan. 2026
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And Congress has done little to punish presidents who have acted in defiance of the 1973 resolution — perhaps in recognition of the broad powers conferred on the president by Article II of the Constitution.—
Sandeep Gopalan,
Baltimore Sun,
19 Jan. 2026
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“Awarded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/awarded. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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