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 You were crowned by GQ as the best dressed man at last year’s festival. — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026 This reigning Idol champion is Missouri mom Hannah Harper, who won season 24 to become the first female country singer crowned since Underwood took the title in 2005. — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 25 Sep. 2026 The belvedere, the Terrace of Infinity, is crowned by a series of marble busts, and while the Amalfi Coast isn’t lacking in postcard-perfect viewpoints, this staggering spot rising nearly 1,200 feet above the Mediterranean is a scene-stealer. — Lane Nieset, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Sep. 2026 Orlando was crowned the top coffee city in America and Tampa Bay was ranked sixth. — Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2026 The pageant queen, who was previously crowned Miss Nevada USA and most recently represented America at the Miss World competition in Vietnam, has been raising awareness of the disease on pageant stages across the United States and the world. — Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2026 Small, shy and clad head-to-claw in black, New Zealand’s karure, or black robin, has been crowned the country’s 2026 Bird of the Year. — Adam Pourahmadi, CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2026 Its new Detroit-style pizza, a customizable slab for one, has been crowned the Domino, the first pie in the chain’s 65-year history to assume the company name. — Tim Carman, Washington Post, 18 Sep. 2026 In Week 10 of the competition, Yash Patel 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, 17 Sep. 2026
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  • When Beck finished, his lawyer asked Leigh to follow her to the table to sign some paperwork.
    — Josephine Reisman, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Then there’s the Beyond Speyside series that launched last year with Jamaica Edition, a whisky that was aged for 12 years and then finished in rum barrels sourced from that Caribbean island nation.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 23 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The political climate that culminated in the 1940 Constitution was embraced by much of Cuba’s artistic and intellectual community as part of a broader quest for democracy and modernization.
    — Dennys Matos, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The drive culminated with Mahomes’ 13-yard touchdown pass to Rice.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • As of June, 33 data centres had been completed and were operational, 68 were under construction, and 41 were proposed.
    — Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 24 Sep. 2026
  • RedBird Capital Partners has completed its deal to become the lead investor in the digital media company Puck, valuing the enterprise at $250 million.
    — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The grand jury and Jackson County District Attorney Angel Myers McIlrath both concluded those allegations were baseless.
    — Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026
  • The first phase of the competition concluded in late August, with all 25,000 relationships between polynomials and symmetry groups realized.
    — Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 22 Sep. 2026

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“Crowned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crowned. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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