as in accepted
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1
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
Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 14 Mar. 2026
The five territories are among 17 regions across the world the United Nations says should be granted self-determination or independence.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 14 Mar. 2026
And three months before introducing the new decree, Argentina’s right-wing president Javier Milei, an ally of prime minister Giorgia Meloni, was granted citizenship by descent on a state visit to Italy.
—Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 14 Mar. 2026
Following his arraignment, Narain was granted supervised release with an order of protection set against the teen.
—Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 14 Mar. 2026
Sunday marks a milestone Fort Worth Police Detective Matt Pearce never takes for granted.
—Doug Dunbar, CBS News, 14 Mar. 2026
Sources close to the process — who, like all those cited in this article, were granted anonymity as they are not authorized to speak on the matter — indicate there has been interest from multiple parties in striking a deal.
—Adam Crafton, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
He was subsequently granted citizenship five years later in 2016.
—Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 13 Mar. 2026
In a detention hearing last month, a judge granted the 17-year-old charged with robbery release for house arrest, court records show.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 7 Mar. 2026
Verb
The county granted the developer a demolition permit for the church in November.
—Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 14 Mar. 2026
The five territories are among 17 regions across the world the United Nations says should be granted self-determination or independence.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 14 Mar. 2026
And three months before introducing the new decree, Argentina’s right-wing president Javier Milei, an ally of prime minister Giorgia Meloni, was granted citizenship by descent on a state visit to Italy.
—Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 14 Mar. 2026
Following his arraignment, Narain was granted supervised release with an order of protection set against the teen.
—Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 14 Mar. 2026
Sunday marks a milestone Fort Worth Police Detective Matt Pearce never takes for granted.
—Doug Dunbar, CBS News, 14 Mar. 2026
Sources close to the process — who, like all those cited in this article, were granted anonymity as they are not authorized to speak on the matter — indicate there has been interest from multiple parties in striking a deal.
—Adam Crafton, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
He was subsequently granted citizenship five years later in 2016.
—Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 13 Mar. 2026
In a detention hearing last month, a judge granted the 17-year-old charged with robbery release for house arrest, court records show.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 7 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for granted
Adjective
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Co-sleeping Is More Common While the debate rages on in America about whether or not co-sleeping is safe, in many African countries, including Kenya and South Africa, as well as Latin America, co-sleeping—whether bed-sharing or room-sharing—is an accepted practice.—
Katrina Donham,
Parents,
25 Feb. 2026
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Yet despite the inevitability of these shortages, there is no accepted ethical framework for allocating scarce opioids.—
Parker Crutchfield,
STAT,
17 Feb. 2026
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Madis Muller, a member of the European Central Bank's governing council, admitted that the probability of a rate hike has increased, according to a Bloomberg report on Tuesday.—
Hugh Leask,
CNBC,
12 Mar. 2026
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The policy, announced in August, requires schools to submit disaggregated data on gender, race, grade-point averages and test scores of applicants, admitted students and enrolled students by March 18.—
Jaweed Kaleem,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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Even when a majority of the workforce declined to participate, the outcome still conferred exclusive bargaining authority.—
Anastasios Kamoutsas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 Mar. 2026
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The adults, sensing that the energy among the children had veered into agitation, conferred and agreed to cancel the barn dance, scheduled for that night.—
Yiyun Li,
New Yorker,
1 Mar. 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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The suspect previously confessed to the crime and has never claimed to be innocent.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
16 Mar. 2026
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William Heirens later confessed to the murders.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
16 Mar. 2026
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The brand has also been awarded both Green Key Global and Green Key Mexico certifications.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 Mar. 2026
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Radić will be awarded a $100,000 grant and will receive a bronze medal at a ceremony later this year.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
12 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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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
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The Iranian government has acknowledged he was wounded early in the campaign, but no proof of life has been offered.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Mar. 2026
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Don Ferguson, the CEO of NGA, acknowledged that his company had contributed to some of the delays the project faced.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Granted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/granted. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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