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 There will now be two Division II brackets, and two state champions will be crowned. — Charles Baggarly august 6, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Aug. 2026 Miss North Carolina Lauryn Mallard was crowned on June 27 at the Miss America competition and still holds the title. — ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026 Once the champions are crowned, the tennis world will shift its focus to the bright lights and big city of New York. — Hanlon Walsh, Midwest Living, 6 Aug. 2026 The Super Bowl crowned the company’s 2026–2027 upfront process, with execs citing total volume commitments up double digits versus last year. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2026 The biggest crowd puller is the famous black cod miso but locals have unofficially crowned the Wagyu beef and foie gras dumplings with spicy ponzu Warsaw’s favorite. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026 Whether topped with butter and jam, layered with peanut butter, crowned with avocado and eggs or transformed into a hearty breakfast sandwich, this humble bread has become a staple in kitchens across the country. — Daryl Austin, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026 The pair were formally crowned on Sunday at the Bud Billiken Parade's annual Royal Court Coronation. — Shardaa Gray, CBS News, 4 Aug. 2026 In 2023 and 2024, the president was also crowned the Senior Men Club winner, per the PGA Club Championship. — Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 3 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crowned
  1. finished
  2. culminated
  3. completed
  4. concluded
Verb
  • Taylor Ruck swam the freestyle leg for Canada and picked up her third bronze of the night, having previously finished third in the 50-meter butterfly and 100-meter backstroke.
    — Peter Baugh, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Freeman stayed in the game and finished the top of the eighth, but Tommy Edman pinch hit for him in the bottom of the inning before Los Angeles closed out a 4-2 victory over the Kansas City Royals, its fourth in five games.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of finished
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  • The campaign culminated in a breach of Hugging Face, a popular open-source AI platform.
    — Harry Booth, Time, 7 Aug. 2026
  • This cooperation culminated in the International Space Station, which the US and Russia still jointly operate.
    — Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of culminated
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  • The restoration was completed in May of 2025 and the hotel has earned a Michelin Key, the ultimate achievement such as a Michelin star is to restaurants.
    — Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Semenyo had already completed a prolific season in England’s Premier League, scoring 17 league goals to take over boyhood idol Tony Yeboah’s long-standing record for most scored by a Ghanaian in a single season.
    — Andrew McNicol, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of completed
Verb
  • The incident came one day after the DEF CON security conference concluded in Las Vegas, and was first described on social media accounts that follow publicly available air-to-ground messages, known as ACARS.
    — Cyrus Farivar, ArsTechnica, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The South Korean government investigation concluded that this was an institutional problem – mostly handled by one employee but done with the organization’s approval.
    — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of concluded

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