crowned

verb

past tense of crown
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 On March 19, 1452, Frederick became the last emperor to be crowned in Rome by a pope. — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026 Photo of the Week Top of the World – Spain beat Argentina 1-0 in a bad-spirited FIFA World Cup Final to be crowned champions for the second time in their history. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 24 July 2026 Hilton crowned his campaign kickoff with a 30-second TV ad underscoring the financial challenges for many families. — Michael R. Blood, Fortune, 23 July 2026 Crystal made it to the final three of season 12, where Jaida Essence Hall was ultimately crowned the show’s winner, over Zoom. — Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 23 July 2026 Spectacle gets a film nominated, but intimacy and emotion inside them is what gets performers recognized, and a movie ultimately crowned. — Clayton Davis, Variety, 23 July 2026 The biggest event in the sporting calendar drew to a close at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey as Spain were crowned world champions for the second time, overcoming Argentina in one of the most dominant finals in recent memory. — Mark Carey, New York Times, 21 July 2026 This booming — albeit volatile — cohort of chip names has been widely crowned the latest beneficiary of the artificial intelligence infrastructure buildout. — Alex Harring, CNBC, 21 July 2026 You and Jaida Essence Hall are now crowned queens from season 12. — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 21 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crowned
  1. finished
  2. culminated
  3. completed
  4. concluded
Verb
  • Manu Garcia gave Kansas City breathing room Manu Garcia finished off an impressive spell of possession — that included at least six different Sporting players touching the ball — with his second goal of the season.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026
  • Lama finished high school thanks to a government scholarship for impoverished students.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026
Definition of finished
Verb
  • The first story was set in the 1980s while the second volume, recently wrapped, was set in the 1990s, at the dawn of the Internet age and culminated with a shocking finale that left readers’ jaws on the forest floor.
    — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 25 July 2026
  • Seven days of building both the Ice King and Charlie the Unicorn costumes with much trial and error have culminated in her decision to go as the Ice King for the first day of San Diego Comic-Con.
    — Jesa Marie Calaor, Allure, 24 July 2026
Definition of culminated
Verb
  • His company submitted invoices that inflated the value of work done and billed for projects that were never completed, according to the indictments.
    — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 24 July 2026
  • The study projected that, if the recommendations were implemented, they could be completed by 2020.
    — Syra Ortiz-Blanes, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026
Definition of completed
Verb
  • Dick Grayson and Jason Todd, voted to join the crew union IATSE in an election that concluded on Tuesday.
    — Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 21 July 2026
  • The group concluded that consuming up to 400 milligrams of caffeine daily — up to five, 8-ounce cups of coffee — is unlikely to cause harm in most adults.
    — Anahad O’Connor, Washington Post, 21 July 2026
Definition of concluded

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“Crowned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crowned. Accessed 27 Jul. 2026.

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