crowned

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 ARTnews ranked it Number 51 on one such list; and The Guardian took it further, crowned it number 1. Carlos Valladares, ARTnews.com, 11 Sep. 2026 Also that night, The Roots became the newest inductees into the Hip-Hop Hall of Fame, Kehlani was honored as R&B Artist of the Year, while her manager, David Ali, was crowned Executive of the Year. Trevor Anderson, Billboard, 11 Sep. 2026 The jury for the prize, composed of Maria Gesuato, Vít Janeček, Aisling Kane, and Daniel Tollefsen Altamirano, has crowned Robert Guediguian’s A Woman Today (Une femme aujourd’hui) the winner. Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026 Oyo, crowned at age 3 and celebrated worldwide as a child monarch, is being mourned by tens of thousands in a remote border city, underscoring the enduring influence of Uganda’s traditional kingdoms. Rodney Muhumuza, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026 In 1968, 10 years after Munich, Manchester United became the first English team to be crowned European champions. Andy Mitten, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026 In Week 9 of the competition, Barrett Pfeiffer was crowned as the Head of Household (HOH) and would not only have immunity for the week, but also put three people up for eviction. Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2026 Artes has an idea about who should be crowned king and queen. Brian Maass, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026 This year, Fat Bear Week begins on Tuesday, September 22, and a winner will be crowned on Tuesday, September 29. Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 10 Sep. 2026
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  • Barkov, just nine months removed from surgery, finished the tournament leading Finland with 11 points (three goals, eight assists) over 10 games.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Both those stages had a similar profile to this race, while Healy also finished an impressive third at last year’s edition in Rwanda.
    Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
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  • After a yearlong investigation that culminated in a 35-page summary report from the law firm of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, the league brought down the hammer on the Clippers on Wednesday.
    John Hollinger, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • That ability to recover eventually culminated in a remarkable return to the royal fold.
    Lauryn Overhultz , Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026
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  • During Villa’s 3-2 victory away to Club Brugge on Tuesday, Suzuki completed a similar action, claiming the ball before throwing to launch a counter.
    Aston Villa, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Police told The Times that the suspect had fled by the time officers arrived, but a trespass report was completed.
    Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
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  • Independent analysis has concluded that recent Russian elections — including the 2024 presidential contest, in which officials said Putin secured more than 87 percent of the vote — were fraudulent.
    Barry Svrluga, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
  • But a recent working paper analyzing the results of 42 different studies concluded that school meal programs in high-income economies had minimal effects on students’ behavioral, health or educational outcomes.
    Ari Sen, Scientific American, 15 Sep. 2026

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“Crowned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crowned. Accessed 17 Sep. 2026.

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