as in finished
to bring to a triumphant conclusion
the Olympic Games were crowned by spectacular closing ceremonies
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Recent Examples of crowned
The Big Ten has fielded conference championships in all of its 28 sports except women’s volleyball, which crowned only a regular-season champion.
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Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
The news of his return as coach comes after his contestant, Alexia Jayy, was crowned the winner of season 29.
—Daniela Avila, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026
Edgerton also convinced the pair to rename their fledgling chain Insta-Burger King, reinforcing the feigned royalty with a pylon sign showing a smiling, crowned monarch seated on a giant hamburger bun, a huge fountain drink in hand.
—Steve Patterson, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
The relationship between these two powers shifted decisively in the year 800, when Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne, a Frankish king, emperor on Christmas Day.
—Joëlle Rollo-Koster, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2026
The Bengals crowned Boye Mafe as prince of the pass rush going forward, shelling out $20 million per year for his services.
—Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2026
Only one couple can be crowned the Perfect Match.
—Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 15 Apr. 2026
Voting will determine an audience favorite, and a local culinary king or queen will be crowned.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2026
The mountains poking above the ridge at the far end of the lake are crowned by the three peaks of Mount Triglav — Slovenia’s highest peak and national symbol.
—Tribune Content Agency, Baltimore Sun, 8 Apr. 2026
Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
The news of his return as coach comes after his contestant, Alexia Jayy, was crowned the winner of season 29.
—Daniela Avila, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026
Edgerton also convinced the pair to rename their fledgling chain Insta-Burger King, reinforcing the feigned royalty with a pylon sign showing a smiling, crowned monarch seated on a giant hamburger bun, a huge fountain drink in hand.
—Steve Patterson, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
The relationship between these two powers shifted decisively in the year 800, when Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne, a Frankish king, emperor on Christmas Day.
—Joëlle Rollo-Koster, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2026
The Bengals crowned Boye Mafe as prince of the pass rush going forward, shelling out $20 million per year for his services.
—Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2026
Only one couple can be crowned the Perfect Match.
—Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 15 Apr. 2026
Voting will determine an audience favorite, and a local culinary king or queen will be crowned.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2026
The mountains poking above the ridge at the far end of the lake are crowned by the three peaks of Mount Triglav — Slovenia’s highest peak and national symbol.
—Tribune Content Agency, Baltimore Sun, 8 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crowned
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Wells won the individual title in vault, Florida's Riley McCusker took the bars, Minnesota's Brooklyn Rowray finished first on beam and three-time Olympic medalist Jordan Chiles the floor for UCLA.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
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The Flyers finished 43-27-12 for 98 points.—
Tom Dougherty,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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The demonstration that drew thousands to downtown Los Angeles culminated at the Metropolitan Detention Center.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2026
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This dispute culminated in the Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s designation, by outraged tweet, of Anthropic as a supply-chain risk—a standing peril to national security.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
15 Apr. 2026
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All eight first-round series have completed two games, which means changes of venue for every series.—
Dan Santaromita,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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This particular image is especially interesting, as it was captured just after the crew completed their translunar injection burn, which sent Integrity on course toward the moon.—
Chelsea Gohd,
Space.com,
22 Apr. 2026
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Three Georgia State Patrol troopers and their supervisor were fired from the department after an investigation revealed a scheme where officers used insurance claims to profit off of vehicle chases, an internal report concluded.—
Asia Simone Burns,
AJC.com,
21 Apr. 2026
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The Battle of the Billionaires concluded at that year’s WrestleMania and got great ratings.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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