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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
Freshman Gaskins starts, shines with Reneau out Forward Malik Reneau, who was recently granted a fifth year of eligibility, did not play in the exhibition due to a lower-body injury. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2026 In September 2026, the US Space Force granted Antares a $161 million Strategic Breakthrough award to build space-qualified reactors. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026 Collin left the facility and moved in with his father, Jon, in December 2018, after Jon was granted custody. — Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026 Two strategists close to Acton’s campaign, granted anonymity to discuss its internalassessment, urged caution about the more optimistic assessment of where the contest now stands. — Teo Armus, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026 Latinos appear to be swinging back to the left, but Democrats shouldn’t take those gains for granted, Madrid said. — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026 They were granted freedom with costumes, not restricted by place or time. — Emily Maskell, IndieWire, 23 Oct. 2026 Early American corporate charters, after all, were granted for limited public purposes and could be revoked when abused. — Christopher Marquis, Time, 16 Oct. 2026 What is new is that a stateless actor can now generate the same knowledge without needing to be granted it by a sponsor. — Stephen Messer, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for granted
Adjective
  • This made the accepted return unsellable until it was returned to the warehouse and processed again.
    — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 26 Oct. 2026
  • All told, the action has been interrupted by no fewer than 963 accepted penalties, the most since the data first began being tallied in 1978.
    — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 9 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Text messages between Diamantis and his daughter suggest there may have been a more concrete plan to pay bribes than Roy has admitted.
    — Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Liannys Yaiselys Vega-Perez, 27, who managed the immigration services business and admitted personally filing hundreds of fraudulent asylum applications, was sentenced to four years in prison.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Musk’s money and influence are pretty much all conferred on him by investors; if the Tesla and SpaceX stock prices drop far enough, his buying (and borrowing) power suddenly shrink.
    — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Judge, along with Michael Schuck, the club’s director of sports medicine and rehabilitation, conferred with the skipper.
    — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 3 Oct. 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
  • Bundy had confessed to Aime’s death before his death, without providing any details, according to the Associated Press.
    — Hannah Sampson, Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Davis confessed to taking mushrooms, grabbing a gun, and shooting at random people in South Beach.
    — Anna McAllister, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The Medal of Valor, the highest award in the Fort Worth Police Department, was awarded to Gentry after the operation, Mekosch said.
    — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Oct. 2026
  • In September 2025, the agency awarded a contract to the Arizona company Katalyst Space Technologies to rescue the observatory, which was falling back to Earth thanks to atmospheric drag.
    — Mike Wall, Space.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Adjective
  • Throughout her career, the fan trust, touring equity and longevity were unquestionable.
    — Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 5 Oct. 2026
  • That was the unquestionable trend that emerged from Milan Fashion Week for spring 2027, and retailers could not get enough of them, praising Prada‘s offer that focused on the singular garment and its versatility.
    — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Still, Luckey acknowledged that an ordinary buyer without a specific need for its capabilities would likely find better value elsewhere.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Even Goldman’s Solomon has acknowledged that enterprise implementation may unfold more slowly than people now expect—and behind closed doors, his peers agree.
    — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2026

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“Granted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/granted. Accessed 2 Nov. 2026.

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