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as in subsidy
a sum of money allotted for a specific use by official or formal action applied for a federal grant to restore the church, one of the oldest and most architecturally significant in the state

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How does the verb grant contrast with its synonyms?

Some common synonyms of grant are accord, award, concede, and vouchsafe. While all these words mean "to give as a favor or a right," grant implies giving to a claimant or petitioner something that could be withheld.

granted them a new hearing

Where would accord be a reasonable alternative to grant?

The words accord and grant are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, accord implies giving to another what is due or proper.

accorded all the honors befitting a head of state

When might award be a better fit than grant?

While in some cases nearly identical to grant, award implies giving what is deserved or merited usually after a careful weighing of pertinent factors.

awarded the company a huge defense contract

When can concede be used instead of grant?

The synonyms concede and grant are sometimes interchangeable, but concede implies yielding something reluctantly in response to a rightful or compelling claim.

even her critics concede she can be charming

In what contexts can vouchsafe take the place of grant?

Although the words vouchsafe and grant have much in common, vouchsafe implies granting something as a courtesy or an act of gracious condescension.

vouchsafed the secret to only a few chosen disciples

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of grant
Noun
Keegan’s biweekly architecture column is supported by a grant from former Tribune critic Blair Kamin, as administered by the not-for-profit Journalism Funding Partners. Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 18 May 2025 National Science Foundation eliminates hundreds of grants day after director resigns DOGE shuttering Millennium Challenge Corp aid agency, staff told See protesters rally for US veterans impacted by Trump's DOGE cuts What is AmeriCorps? Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 17 May 2025
Verb
Deservingly, on the biggest of stages in England, the 25-year-old was granted the time to showcase that importance. Michael Cox, New York Times, 18 May 2025 Chung was granted a temporary restraining order, which blocks ICE from detaining her. Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 17 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for grant
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grant
Noun
  • Education grants, housing subsidies and green-energy projects are best cut and handled by state governments or the private sector.
    Veronique de Rugy, Twin Cities, 13 May 2025
  • These technologists now hold sway over federal personnel and policy—shaping rulemaking, regulatory enforcement, procurement, taxation, and subsidies, affecting not only their own firms but their rivals’ firms, as well.
    Ian Bremmer, Foreign Affairs, 13 May 2025
Verb
  • This is also addressed within Article 5 of UEFA’s regulations, explaining how the club ranked highest in its domestic championship may be admitted.
    Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 21 May 2025
  • However, things got tense when a reporter asked Trump about his decision to admit 59 White South Africans into the United States as refugees earlier this month.
    Meredith Kile, People.com, 21 May 2025
Verb
  • Rather than believing that humankind devised AGI, there will be a supposition that a special or magical force beyond our awareness has opted to confer AI with human-like qualities.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
  • The court’s order appears to confer broad authority on the manager, with the commissioner playing a subsidiary role.
    Elizabeth Glazer, New York Daily News, 18 May 2025
Noun
  • Evans said in a January news release that Maryland athletics is set to take on $25 million in new expenses starting this fall because of the university pledging to commit the full allotment of $20.5 million to revenue sharing, which Smith repeated Thursday.
    Taylor Lyons, Baltimore Sun, 22 May 2025
  • The House version increases the basic allotment Texas school districts receive by $395 per pupil, from $6,160 to $6,555.
    Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 May 2025
Verb
  • Eddie Cicotte Another member of the disgraced 1919 White Sox, Cicotte confessed to participating in the scheme to fix the World Series.
    Matt Moret, New York Times, 14 May 2025
  • In 1989, Erik confessed to his psychologist, whose mistress later reported it to the police.
    Emily Blackwood, People.com, 14 May 2025
Verb
  • Hanging inside of it after Saturday’s game: the white wrestling belt awarded after each win to the team’s hitter of the game.
    Chandler Rome, New York Times, 25 May 2025
  • The Foundation is awarding just over $782,000 to support 32 summer programs throughout Greater Hartford, officials said.
    Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 24 May 2025
Noun
  • During appearances last week before the House and Senate appropriations committees, Duffy boasted about saving taxpayers nearly $10 billion during the first 100 days of the Trump administration.
    Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2025
  • Fieldhouse and Mertens estimate that approximately 14 years passes between an appropriation shock and its peak effect on productivity growth.
    John Drake, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
Verb
  • Without mentioning Means by name, Adams outlined his position in a May 22 post on X. Adams acknowledged that no explicit federal law mandates the surgeon general be a licensed physician.
    Joey Garrison, USA Today, 23 May 2025
  • While acknowledging that being relegated to the sideline has been difficult, Eyasu said he was encouraged by a text from cousin Jacob, who won a national championship in 2016 at North Carolina with Eyasu’s older brother duo of Patrick and Timmy.
    Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 22 May 2025

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“Grant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grant. Accessed 29 May. 2025.

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