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
Five field event champions also were crowned.
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ABC News, 11 June 2026
Take the under-17 team that were crowned world champions in Qatar last year.
—James Horncastle, New York Times, 10 June 2026
Standing 566 feet high and crowned with a five-story ceramic cross, the central Tower of Jesus Christ is the highest of 18 adorning the Sagrada Família, a bucket-list item for most travelers to the city in Spain’s northeastern Catalonia region.
—Claudio Lavanga, NBC news, 10 June 2026
Fans watched as the team split into groups to conduct drills and cheered them on as the outfielders played footvolley, a combination of soccer and volleyball, until a winner was crowned.
—Kansas City Star, 10 June 2026
The three soothsayers whose guesses come closest to the actual results will be crowned with a Cinematrix hat, as modeled by Real Housewives of Atlanta peach turned friend-of Cynthia Bailey.
—Vulture Editors, Vulture, 10 June 2026
Senior Test Kitchen editor Shilpa Uskokovic carefully crowned the top with the jewel-like fruit.
—Nina Moskowitz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 June 2026
The champions for the five divisions of MIAA high school baseball will be crowned this weekend in Worcester.
—Jack Murray, Boston Herald, 10 June 2026
Last month, Survivor crowned Aubry Bracco the winner of its 50th season, but users of Kalshi or Polymarket likely knew that well ahead of time.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 10 June 2026
ABC News, 11 June 2026
Take the under-17 team that were crowned world champions in Qatar last year.
—James Horncastle, New York Times, 10 June 2026
Standing 566 feet high and crowned with a five-story ceramic cross, the central Tower of Jesus Christ is the highest of 18 adorning the Sagrada Família, a bucket-list item for most travelers to the city in Spain’s northeastern Catalonia region.
—Claudio Lavanga, NBC news, 10 June 2026
Fans watched as the team split into groups to conduct drills and cheered them on as the outfielders played footvolley, a combination of soccer and volleyball, until a winner was crowned.
—Kansas City Star, 10 June 2026
The three soothsayers whose guesses come closest to the actual results will be crowned with a Cinematrix hat, as modeled by Real Housewives of Atlanta peach turned friend-of Cynthia Bailey.
—Vulture Editors, Vulture, 10 June 2026
Senior Test Kitchen editor Shilpa Uskokovic carefully crowned the top with the jewel-like fruit.
—Nina Moskowitz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 June 2026
The champions for the five divisions of MIAA high school baseball will be crowned this weekend in Worcester.
—Jack Murray, Boston Herald, 10 June 2026
Last month, Survivor crowned Aubry Bracco the winner of its 50th season, but users of Kalshi or Polymarket likely knew that well ahead of time.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 10 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crowned
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Bortoleto finished the sprint in 11th place but was later disqualified for exceeding the FIA’s maximum engine intake air pressure limit.—
Jerry Perez,
The Drive,
11 June 2026
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They’re grilled then finished in the oven, rendering the skin crisp, and a little sticky.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
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As book readers know, those events culminated in a civil war and the extinction of the dragons—at least until Daenerys Targaryen came along.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
29 May 2026
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The third set in 1856 culminated in a game of kicking a ball with one’s foot.—
Thomas Adam,
The Conversation,
29 May 2026
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At the time of my visit, there was one guest room building that had not yet opened, estimated to be completed in October.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 June 2026
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Roughly 23,000 ballots remain to be tallied, with the majority of the vote count expected to be completed by Friday, said Ken Casparis, a county elections spokesperson.—
Reeti Malhotra
June 9,
Sacbee.com,
10 June 2026
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In 2024, Argentine prosecutors concluded there were grounds for launching a criminal investigation into its top South American officials on charges of human trafficking and labor exploitation against 44 women.—
Suman Naishadham,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
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But Sorokin, who was appointed by Democratic President Barack Obama, concluded that the fee was not a penalty but a tax that the Republican president lacked any authorization from Congress to issue.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
8 June 2026
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