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
Two HOHs were crowned each week, and each nominated two people for eviction who then would battle each other for safety.
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Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 4 June 2026
Thirteen cities each field a team to compete in the seven-month tournament featuring 85 matches where Taizhou was eventually crowned champion last November in the inaugural season.
—Reagan Yip, CNN Money, 3 June 2026
He was taken to Westminster Abbey to watch his mother being crowned.
—Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 3 June 2026
RuPaul’s Drag Race wrapped its 18th season in April, where Myki Meeks was crowned America’s Next Drag Superstar.
—Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 3 June 2026
Ballot counting can take several days — or even weeks — to complete, meaning close races may take some time before a winner is crowned.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 2 June 2026
Gabriel, 28, took the final penalty in the shootout, but his effort went over the bar, and Paris Saint-Germain were crowned Champions League winners for the second consecutive season.
—James McNicholas, New York Times, 1 June 2026
The former titleholder, 34, was crowned Miss Universe Australia 2010.
—Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 28 May 2026
The main event then takes place August 20-23 at the SPD Bank Oriental Sports Center, where the champion will be crowned.
—Mike Stubbs, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 4 June 2026
Thirteen cities each field a team to compete in the seven-month tournament featuring 85 matches where Taizhou was eventually crowned champion last November in the inaugural season.
—Reagan Yip, CNN Money, 3 June 2026
He was taken to Westminster Abbey to watch his mother being crowned.
—Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 3 June 2026
RuPaul’s Drag Race wrapped its 18th season in April, where Myki Meeks was crowned America’s Next Drag Superstar.
—Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 3 June 2026
Ballot counting can take several days — or even weeks — to complete, meaning close races may take some time before a winner is crowned.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 2 June 2026
Gabriel, 28, took the final penalty in the shootout, but his effort went over the bar, and Paris Saint-Germain were crowned Champions League winners for the second consecutive season.
—James McNicholas, New York Times, 1 June 2026
The former titleholder, 34, was crowned Miss Universe Australia 2010.
—Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 28 May 2026
The main event then takes place August 20-23 at the SPD Bank Oriental Sports Center, where the champion will be crowned.
—Mike Stubbs, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crowned
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In Europe, Nokia shares finished more than 6% lower as part of the unwind in tech stocks, following several consecutive days of outsized gains for the sector.—
Joseph Wilkins,
CNBC,
5 June 2026
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His immune system, no longer overwhelmed by runaway viral replication, then regained the upper hand and finished the virus off on its own.—
Elie Dolgin,
IEEE Spectrum,
4 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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Money often dried up once investors secured or completed their projects, while officials prioritized short-term achievements during their limited tenures.—
Reagan Yip,
CNN Money,
3 June 2026
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The company successfully completed initial ground tests of a hybrid-electric version of its CT7 turboprop engine.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
3 June 2026
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The turning point came in the late summer of 2015, just after the Iran nuclear deal was concluded.—
Bozorgmehr Sharafedin,
The Atlantic,
1 June 2026
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In September, an independent UN inquiry concluded that Israel had committed genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, a finding the Israeli government rejected.—
Sana Noor Haq,
CNN Money,
1 June 2026
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“Crowned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crowned. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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