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as in admitted
to accept the truth or existence of (something) usually reluctantly
you will grant that she is difficult to work with
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2
as in conferred
to give the ownership or benefit of (something) formally or publicly
by the power vested in me, I grant you the keys to the city
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Recent Examples of granted
Gabriela Aoun Angueira, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2026
During the trial, the jurors didn’t realize that Braddy had been on Florida’s Death Row since 2007, when he was convicted, and remained there until he was granted a new sentencing trial due to constitutional issues surrounding the state’s death penalty.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2026
The judge ultimately came to the temporary decision of Mortensen being granted temporary custody for Ever with supervised visits for Paul — an arrangement that will last until a second hearing on April 30 to discuss competing protective orders filed by Paul and Mortensen.
—Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
Too often, public health and medicine overinvest in the first, underinvest in the third, and take credibility for granted, assuming that degrees and titles are sufficient to earn trust.
—Monica L. Wang, STAT, 10 Apr. 2026
Such permits are typically granted after years of correspondence between the Environmental Protection Agency, state regulators and the public.
—Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 10 Apr. 2026
When the news broke, in February of 2024, Katalin Novák, the President, who granted the pardon reportedly at the urging of the government, was forced to resign.
—Kapil Komireddi, New Yorker, 10 Apr. 2026
Earlier this year, he was granted bail ahead of a preliminary hearing in April.
—Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Name, image and likeness — or NIL — rights granted by a court settlement mean that Division I student-athletes may be directly paid by colleges.
—Olivia Rinaldi, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
Verb
Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, South Carolina, South Dakota and Washington were granted major disaster declarations, which can unlock federal support and funding for recovery needs such as public infrastructure repairs and aid for survivors.
—Gabriela Aoun Angueira, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2026
During the trial, the jurors didn’t realize that Braddy had been on Florida’s Death Row since 2007, when he was convicted, and remained there until he was granted a new sentencing trial due to constitutional issues surrounding the state’s death penalty.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2026
The judge ultimately came to the temporary decision of Mortensen being granted temporary custody for Ever with supervised visits for Paul — an arrangement that will last until a second hearing on April 30 to discuss competing protective orders filed by Paul and Mortensen.
—Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
Too often, public health and medicine overinvest in the first, underinvest in the third, and take credibility for granted, assuming that degrees and titles are sufficient to earn trust.
—Monica L. Wang, STAT, 10 Apr. 2026
Such permits are typically granted after years of correspondence between the Environmental Protection Agency, state regulators and the public.
—Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 10 Apr. 2026
When the news broke, in February of 2024, Katalin Novák, the President, who granted the pardon reportedly at the urging of the government, was forced to resign.
—Kapil Komireddi, New Yorker, 10 Apr. 2026
Earlier this year, he was granted bail ahead of a preliminary hearing in April.
—Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Name, image and likeness — or NIL — rights granted by a court settlement mean that Division I student-athletes may be directly paid by colleges.
—Olivia Rinaldi, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for granted
Adjective
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Some effort at persuasion seemed to be an accepted precondition for war.—
Fintan O’Toole,
The New York Review of Books,
9 Apr. 2026
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Exposing only one person at a time to avalanche terrain is an accepted best practice for backcountry travel.—
Ethan Baron,
Mercury News,
4 Apr. 2026
Verb
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He was set to go on trial in September, but on April 8, Heuermann appeared in court and admitted his guilt in all seven killings between 1993 and 2010.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
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This law placed a restrictive cap on the number of Jews who could be admitted into Hungarian universities.—
Marcy Thompson,
Scientific American,
16 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The Fed has conferred that temporary designation in the past on a board member to lead the institution when the chair role was vacant.—
Bloomberg News,
Boston Herald,
15 Apr. 2026
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Such desperate attempts at grandiosity evoke empty vanity, clutching at physical monuments to prove a greatness that history has not yet conferred.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
13 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Does a user keep expressing linguistic markers throughout a given conversation?—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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Bing, for its part, went off the rails early on, prompting Microsoft to scale back both its personality and the number of questions users could ask it in a given conversation.—
Will Oremus,
Washington Post,
5 June 2023
Verb
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In an interview with The Times, Sid confessed that the whole thing was a lie concocted by a publicist in the 1940s.—
Anabel Sosa,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Apr. 2026
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Flores confessed when police questioned him, authorities said in court filings.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
12 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The idea for the garden began with a city grant awarded to the school's science teacher, Cindy Scognamillo, who said the effort aligns with a larger initiative.—
Hannah Kliger,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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The cuts are required because of employee pay raises, including 23% hikes over three years that were awarded to most workers in 2023, and relatively sluggish growth in city revenue.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The mark was federally registered in 2015 and has since achieved incontestable status, a legal designation that strengthens ownership rights.—
Bryan West,
USA Today,
30 Mar. 2026
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Many experts also remained in denial until evidence of Covid’s lethality and transmissibility became incontestable.—
David Blumenthal,
STAT,
24 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Iran has also acknowledged indirect talks.—
Joe Walsh,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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The city of San Jose has acknowledged some criticism of the cameras and location data.—
Kevin Collier,
NBC news,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Granted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/granted. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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