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as in subsidy
a sum of money allotted for a specific use by official or formal action applied for a federal grant to restore the church, one of the oldest and most architecturally significant in the state

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How does the verb grant contrast with its synonyms?

Some common synonyms of grant are accord, award, concede, and vouchsafe. While all these words mean "to give as a favor or a right," grant implies giving to a claimant or petitioner something that could be withheld.

granted them a new hearing

Where would accord be a reasonable alternative to grant?

The words accord and grant are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, accord implies giving to another what is due or proper.

accorded all the honors befitting a head of state

When might award be a better fit than grant?

While in some cases nearly identical to grant, award implies giving what is deserved or merited usually after a careful weighing of pertinent factors.

awarded the company a huge defense contract

When can concede be used instead of grant?

The synonyms concede and grant are sometimes interchangeable, but concede implies yielding something reluctantly in response to a rightful or compelling claim.

even her critics concede she can be charming

In what contexts can vouchsafe take the place of grant?

Although the words vouchsafe and grant have much in common, vouchsafe implies granting something as a courtesy or an act of gracious condescension.

vouchsafed the secret to only a few chosen disciples

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of grant
Noun
Those include $1 million in grant funding for La Jolla’s Village streetscape project and removing a La Jolla water tank replacement project from city capital improvement plans. Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 July 2025 AmeriCorps let thousands of volunteers go earlier this year after the Trump administration slashed grants and placed a majority of staff on administrative leave. Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025
Verb
Neither Paramount nor Skydance Media has agreed to grant free advertising airtime to Trump, the source said. Todd Spangler, Variety, 4 July 2025 Nelson fears her organization could lose part of its HUD funding for 2025-26, which Congress approved last year but the Trump administration has yet to grant. Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 3 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for grant
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grant
Noun
  • For these utilities, climate tech isn’t about subsidies but solving real business problems.
    Nicole LeBlanc, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • Working with Trump, Thune also worked to gut clean energy subsidies, many of which were leftovers from Joe Biden’s presidency.
    Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 1 July 2025
Verb
  • Adler responded by encouraging others to express interest in running the simulation for their organization (there is a form to fill out), but admitted that forecasts and predictions are hard.
    Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 26 June 2025
  • Nobody admits that all this activity serves as cover for avoiding the work that scares us: making real decisions, shipping imperfect products, having difficult conversations.
    Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
Verb
  • The musician, whose real name is David Howell Evans, spoke to reporters after being officially conferred with thousands of other new Irish citizens during a ceremony in Killarney in County Kerry.
    Marina Watts, People.com, 24 June 2025
  • After the teams cleared the field, the umpires conferred, the teams returned, and the Saints scored three runs.
    Michael Osipoff, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2025
Noun
  • The per student allotment increased by $55 in the school finance bill Gov. Greg Abbott signed June 4.
    Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 June 2025
  • Their ancestors were recorded on the Dawes Rolls, a federal registry used in the early 1900s to determine tribal membership and land allotments.
    Kristal Brent Zook, Essence, 16 June 2025
Verb
  • During an interview with the detectives, Owen confessed to the shooting and provided multiple corroborating details, police said Detectives then obtained an arrest warrant and took him into custody.
    Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 June 2025
  • After being caught, Rudolph confessed to the crimes that killed two people in a plea bargain that took the death penalty off the table.
    Andy Rose, CNN Money, 28 June 2025
Verb
  • After play continued for a bit, Castellanos went to the monitor and awarded another penalty four minutes after the infraction.
    Jeff Rueter, New York Times, 30 June 2025
  • The theft also pilfered Maris’s 1961 Hickok Belt, awarded to the best athlete in all professional sports.
    Gary Stoller, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
Noun
  • The original text of the Bring the Space Shuttle Home Act called for the NASA administrator and the Smithsonian to jointly develop a plan for moving Discovery prior to appropriations being made by Congress.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 4 July 2025
  • The new $5 million appropriation from the state is meant to enable UCSD to introduce a public health program at Southwestern as early as next year.
    Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 July 2025
Verb
  • The city of Live Oak acknowledged Pamma’s arrest in a statement and declined further comment.
    Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 27 June 2025
  • However, both executives acknowledged current economic challenges in the streaming sector.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 27 June 2025

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“Grant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grant. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.

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