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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Relevance
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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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as in accepted
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Recent Examples of granted
IndyStar, 8 Sep. 2025
My perspective has changed, and not a single day of being alive has been taken for granted.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
That is why the Constitution granted the federal government only limited power, leaving the rest to the states and the people.
—Les Rubin, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
Designations are granted for terms of six, 12 or 18 months, and extensions can be granted so long as conditions remain dire.
—Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2025
Mariah Carey, Busta Rhymes, and Ricky Martin are each set to take home legacy awards, with Carey being granted the coveted title of Video Vanguard.
—Walden Green, Pitchfork, 7 Sep. 2025
He’s rarely granted interviews.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
In the event of any late outgoings to Spain, or indeed other leagues whose windows stretch beyond September 1, those with a 7pm deadline today will not be granted the time to react with any last-minute reinforcements.
—Leon Imber, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2025
The court accordingly granted Westman’s name-change request in January 2020.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 1 Sep. 2025
Adjective
When this request was not granted, the spokeswoman declined to schedule an interview.
—IndyStar, 8 Sep. 2025
My perspective has changed, and not a single day of being alive has been taken for granted.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
That is why the Constitution granted the federal government only limited power, leaving the rest to the states and the people.
—Les Rubin, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
Designations are granted for terms of six, 12 or 18 months, and extensions can be granted so long as conditions remain dire.
—Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2025
Mariah Carey, Busta Rhymes, and Ricky Martin are each set to take home legacy awards, with Carey being granted the coveted title of Video Vanguard.
—Walden Green, Pitchfork, 7 Sep. 2025
He’s rarely granted interviews.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
In the event of any late outgoings to Spain, or indeed other leagues whose windows stretch beyond September 1, those with a 7pm deadline today will not be granted the time to react with any last-minute reinforcements.
—Leon Imber, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2025
The court accordingly granted Westman’s name-change request in January 2020.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 1 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for granted
Verb
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Boeing previously admitted that two of its 737 MAX flight technical pilots deceived the Federal Aviation Administration’s aircraft evaluation group about an aircraft part known as MCAS that affected the flight control system of the Boeing 737 MAX.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Sep. 2025
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Most are admitted on F-1 visas for academic study, M-1 visas for vocational training, or J-1 visas for exchange programs.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Australia uses the Chartered Professional Engineer (CPEng) designation, conferred by Engineers Australia, signaling high competency and commitment to ongoing development.—
Srishti Gupta,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Sep. 2025
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Her doctor there conferred with hospital attorneys, in search of an exception, but found none.—
Peter Slevin,
New Yorker,
1 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Use an accepted payment method, like a debit card or PayPal, to deposit $5 or more.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Aug. 2025
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In his first court appearance since 2024, Cutler entered the guilty plea as a part of the accepted plea deal.—
Gabrielle Chenault,
Nashville Tennessean,
26 Aug. 2025
Verb
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But then defense attorneys asked Norma about her husband, who confessed to killing five people throughout the 1970s and died in prison in 2024.—
Sean Neumann,
People.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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Another confessed that years of AI romance made real-world dating feel impossible.—
Ron Schmelzer,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The Westhaven Foundation recently awarded five Williamson County School alumni up to $17,500 in scholarships.—
Gabrielle Chenault,
The Tennessean,
3 Sep. 2025
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Only 56 medals with distinction have been awarded.—
George Petras,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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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Trump acknowledged the financial dilemma a loss of tariffs would create.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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Gebbia acknowledged that his political shift hasn’t come without consequences.—
Heather Hunter,
The Washington Examiner,
3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Despite the discouraging tendency these days to see everything through a political prism, the science itself is incontestable and apolitical: Climate change is caused by human activity, primarily the use fossil fuels, like coal, oil and gas.—
Caitlin Looby,
jsonline.com,
24 July 2025
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Second, combining data from different IoT devices revealed incontestable details of Alex Murdaugh’s activities.—
David Sella-Villa,
The Conversation,
24 June 2025
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“Granted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/granted. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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