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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
Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 31 Jan. 2026
He was released, however, without having to post money and was granted permission to travel to France in June while the case is pending.
—Arkansas Online, 31 Jan. 2026
Odón applied for asylum, granted work permit Odón is seeking asylum in the United States because of persecution in his home country, Cincinnati friend Andrew Bove said.
—Patricia Gallagher Newberry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 31 Jan. 2026
He was released after serving 13 months in a minimum-security prison following a plea deal that granted him federal immunity.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 31 Jan. 2026
The company also noted that the agency has previously granted similar extensions.
—Annie Palmer, CNBC, 31 Jan. 2026
In December, Nigerian forward James Nnaji — the 31st pick in the 2023 NBA Draft — was granted four years of eligibility by the NCAA and subsequently signed with Baylor.
—Brendan Marks, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2026
Lennartz applied for a warrant that was granted the same day, and police found 34 grams of methamphetamine, 54 grams of marijuana, and paraphernalia that included scales.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
Rodriguez had been granted immunity but still refused to testify, leading Andrademembreno to hold her in contempt after the first trial, court records show.
—City News Service, Oc Register, 25 Jan. 2026
Verb
The court ruled Thursday that the port concession granted to Panama Ports Company — a subsidiary of Hong Kong’s CK Hutchison Holdings — was unconstitutional.
—Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 31 Jan. 2026
He was released, however, without having to post money and was granted permission to travel to France in June while the case is pending.
—Arkansas Online, 31 Jan. 2026
Odón applied for asylum, granted work permit Odón is seeking asylum in the United States because of persecution in his home country, Cincinnati friend Andrew Bove said.
—Patricia Gallagher Newberry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 31 Jan. 2026
He was released after serving 13 months in a minimum-security prison following a plea deal that granted him federal immunity.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 31 Jan. 2026
The company also noted that the agency has previously granted similar extensions.
—Annie Palmer, CNBC, 31 Jan. 2026
In December, Nigerian forward James Nnaji — the 31st pick in the 2023 NBA Draft — was granted four years of eligibility by the NCAA and subsequently signed with Baylor.
—Brendan Marks, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2026
Lennartz applied for a warrant that was granted the same day, and police found 34 grams of methamphetamine, 54 grams of marijuana, and paraphernalia that included scales.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
Rodriguez had been granted immunity but still refused to testify, leading Andrademembreno to hold her in contempt after the first trial, court records show.
—City News Service, Oc Register, 25 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for granted
Adjective
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Legal experts have previously said the drug cartels do not fit the accepted international definition of an armed group.—
Nate Raymond,
USA Today,
27 Jan. 2026
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Advertisement But to Zhu, who lives across the globe from her family, the app’s popularity is proof that social isolation has become an accepted reality.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
21 Jan. 2026
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Julien Chorier, the sports director for the UTMB World Series and an accomplished trail runner himself, admitted race officials are concerned about runners using certain painkillers during races, but remaining consistent with WADA is more important for now.—
Dan England,
Outside,
5 Feb. 2026
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Guests who exit the building during an event will not be admitted back inside.—
Mars Salazar,
Austin American Statesman,
5 Feb. 2026
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Over 4,400 degrees were conferred to scholarship recipients during the same school year.—
Emma Murphy,
Oklahoma Voice,
6 Feb. 2026
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As a result, high-sodium vegetable juices may reduce the benefits conferred by medications like diuretics, ACE inhibitors, and angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs).—
Julia Ries Wexler,
Health,
4 Feb. 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
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This could easily have been nipped in the bud had Brook confessed to what had happened before the third ODI in Wellington, rather than halfway through the game itself, and then immediately been suspended just for that game by England.—
Paul Newman,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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The police force said that the man’s partner was present at the residence and allegedly confessed to the crime.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
1 Feb. 2026
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London — Athletes on the podium at the Winter Olympics in Italy this month will be awarded the most expensive medals in the history of the Games, thanks to soaring precious metals prices.—
Hanna Ziady,
CNN Money,
5 Feb. 2026
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Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal won his arbitration hearing, per multiple reports, which awarded him a $32 million salary for the 2026 season.—
Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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Duesberg kept making his argument well after evidence that the human immunodeficiency virus, HIV, causes AIDS became incontestable.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Jan. 2026
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That is to say, there is no one pure ur-movie, unblemished and incontestable.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Several African governments, including Botswana, Uganda, South Africa and Kenya, have acknowledged the scale of the problem.—
Larry Madowo,
CNN Money,
4 Feb. 2026
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Iran’s minister of information and communications technology, Sattar Hashemi, acknowledged the economic toll caused by the blackout tactics.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Granted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/granted. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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