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 Raspberry ganache peanut butter brownie bites are crowned with dark chocolate ganache and a bright touch of raspberry. Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2026 In the 2000 comedy movie, Bullock’s Gracie Hart/Gracie Lou Freebush is named runner-up in the Miss United States pageant, and her close friend and Miss Rhode Island Cheryl (Heather Burns) is crowned the winner. Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026 Continue your journey back through time in Morella, a Gothic walled hilltop city crowned by an ancient castle. Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2026 Inside, the three-story mansion has a state dining room lined with an antique Persian carpet, a foyer crowned by an 18th-century French chandelier, and a formal living room with an Irish grandfather clock dating to 1770. Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 2 Sep. 2026 Since then, a new Head of Household was crowned, three new houseguests were nominated for eviction, a Power of Veto competition was played and a POV meeting was held. Christopher Kuhagen, jsonline.com, 2 Sep. 2026 Twenty-four dunkers competed across four live events before ​​Cam Hazzard was crowned the Dunkman World Champion and claimed the $500,000 grand prize. Isabelle Farina, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026 Vanessa Williams became the first Black woman to be crowned Miss America. USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026 On Thursday night, a new queen was crowned at the Ziff Opera House, part of the Arsht Center downtown. Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2026
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  • The body was then finished in an iridescent mother-of-pearl white, providing a suitably extravagant backdrop for the jewelry-like detailing.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Sabalenka finished off Tuesday's match with a second-serve ace to turn back the Wimbledon champion and reach the semifinals in Flushing Meadows for the sixth straight year.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2026
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  • After a yearlong investigation that culminated in a 35-page summary report from the law firm of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, the league brought down the hammer on the Clippers on Wednesday.
    John Hollinger, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • That ability to recover eventually culminated in a remarkable return to the royal fold.
    Lauryn Overhultz , Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026
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  • During Villa’s 3-2 victory away to Club Brugge on Tuesday, Suzuki completed a similar action, claiming the ball before throwing to launch a counter.
    Aston Villa, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Police told The Times that the suspect had fled by the time officers arrived, but a trespass report was completed.
    Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
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  • Some saw the other cheaters get away with it and concluded the prompt forbidding cheating had no teeth—that there wouldn’t be any punishment for cheating.
    Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Jurors concluded that if NFL teams competed with one another in broadcasting deals, fans would reap the benefits of that competition.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 8 Sep. 2026

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“Crowned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crowned. Accessed 11 Sep. 2026.

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