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 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 And right after the Chiefs were crowned Super Bowl champs, the family of four visited Disneyland and posed for this classic shot in front of Sleeping Beauty Castle. Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE, 17 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 Teams that are crowned offseason champions do not always realize those gains during the actual season. Daniel Popper, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026 As the competition heats up each week, couples will be eliminated based on judges' scores and viewer votes until one pair is crowned the season 35 champion. ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026 For the last three years his restaurant has been crowned the best pizzeria in Europe, according to 50 Top Pizza’s ranking of the continent. Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 15 Sep. 2026 This process continues each week until the finale, when one couple is crowned the winner and takes home the Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy. Sophie Hanson, StyleCaster, 15 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
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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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  • 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
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  • The Navy confirmed that the carrier had completed the work and returned to the fleet in September 2026.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026
  • With the film grossing more than $350 million worldwide, the duo recently completed the script for a sequel.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 17 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 20 Sep. 2026.

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