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 The winner of the Ladder Match will be crowned WWE interim women’s championship. Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026 Odysseus and Penelope reunited, and Telemachus was crowned the new king of Ithaca as Odysseus vowed to sail west to honor the men who died along the way. Tanya Fedak, Variety, 18 July 2026 For the first time in World Cup history, the reigning champions of South America will take on the reigning champions of Europe in the final, bidding to be crowned the best team in international soccer. Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 17 July 2026 The pet crowned 'Best in Nation' will win $10,000 cash and a prize package that includes coverage in USA TODAY Pets, a national media partner of the Pet Lovers' Choice Awards. Liz Gray, USA Today, 16 July 2026 Spain was crowned World Cup champions for the only time in its history in 2010 but must first get past France, the 2018 winners and 2022 runners-up. David Hickey, NBC news, 14 July 2026 In 1963 Donna Axum of El Dorado won the crown and went on to Atlantic City to be crowned Miss America in 1964. Arkansas Online, 14 July 2026 And, rather than a rooftop deck for sunbathing and stargazing, this Ember House is crowned by a pickleball court. Tori Latham, Robb Report, 10 July 2026 Modeling under her maiden name, Carmella DeCesare, Garcia was named Playboy’s Miss April in 2003 before being crowned the magazine’s 2004 Playmate of the Year. Deirdre Durkan, PEOPLE, 10 July 2026
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  • 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
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  • Putin's decades-long project culminated in the February 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine, a gambit now in its fifth year.
    David Brennan, ABC News, 17 July 2026
  • The press tour culminated with a jaw-dropping look at the NYC premiere Tuesday, as Zendaya donned a strapless gown with attached floor-skimming wings from Matières Fécales’ debut collection.
    Tiffany Kelly, Entertainment Weekly, 15 July 2026
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  • 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
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  • 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

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“Crowned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crowned. Accessed 24 Jul. 2026.

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