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granted

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verb

past tense of grant

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of granted
Verb
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) granted LAMP Critical Decision-1 (CD-1) approval on June 1, with authorization from the US Deputy Secretary of Energy. Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2026 Meanwhile, OpenAI granted a limited window of access to researchers from the nonprofit groups METR and Redwood Research to analyze the Hugging Face breach. Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026 Yet a few Sinclair supporters seem reasonable and are granted time to make their case. Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2026 During Thursday's hearing, Judge Paul Scoggin granted Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer Christian Castro bond. Tim Sullivan, Arkansas Online, 18 Sep. 2026 Both of those rungs on the proverbial ladder should be celebrated and certainly not taken for granted. Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 18 Sep. 2026 In 2017, a judge granted a five-year restraining order for ex-girlfriend Karrueche Tran, who alleged Brown had made violent threats against her. Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026 An immigration judge granted him bond less than two months later, and he was released. Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2026 Regulators eventually granted approval, but only after conducting a formal review. Bernard Condon, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for granted
Adjective
  • But its cultural dominance became bound up in a widespread vilification of Drake that curdled online, where the most damning interpretation of anything could quickly become the accepted one.
    Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2026
  • In her podcast, Maitlis investigates the accepted timeline of Epstein’s life in Britain, asking whether this earlier chapter was more significant than previously understood.
    Jake Kanter, Deadline, 14 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • During a plea hearing on July 2, Jalen Pendergrass admitted to meeting up with Thomas at an Inkster residence on April 5, 2025, and admitted that the two had gotten into a physical altercation.
    Paula Wethington, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
  • As part of his plea agreement, Soofer admitted working with Malone to bill federal and state authorities for homelessness aid services when there were no participants in his programs.
    ABC News, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • But big maturity dates loom and refinancing to date has more often conferred higher, not lower, interest rates, a byproduct of them embarking on the project at a time of severe financial strife.
    Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Malnutrition can also lessen the immunity conferred by a vaccine.
    Ali Asif Shawon, NPR, 9 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • Funnyman, vulgarian, auteur — Mel Brooks’s imprint on American cinema is incontestable yet scandalously undervalued.
    Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 26 June 2026
  • 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
Verb
  • But the novel makes its intentions clear in its opening lines, when the narrator reports having confessed an interest in writing M’s autobiography and M asking if the story would be entirely made up.
    The Week US, TheWeek, 15 Sep. 2026
  • He was fatally stabbed, and Davis later confessed to cutting him.
    Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The penalty was awarded early in the second half, with Brooks deciding that Sunderland’s Dan Ballard had been fouled by Arsenal defender Ezri Konsa.
    Art de Roché, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Abraham and Szor were awarded the special jury prize for their work.
    Jack Dunn, Variety, 13 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • Arca — a nonbinary trans woman who makes uncategorizable music and embodies unquestionable glamour — anchors her divahood in a mutation of body, soul and sound.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
  • There are unquestionable truths about the 19-year-old Hagens.
    Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • House Speaker Mike Johnson acknowledged at a news conference Tuesday the need to bring gas prices down.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Coy McAlexander, Remedora's CEO, has openly acknowledged facilitating the sale of retatrutide.
    Daniel Gilbert, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026

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“Granted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/granted. Accessed 20 Sep. 2026.

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