as in permission
the approval by someone in authority for the doing of something
your granting of an interview for this job opening will be much appreciated
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1
as in admitting
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 conferring
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 granting
Jason Del Rey, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
The last one standing is rewarded with a financial windfall and the granting of a single wish, any wish.
—Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 2 Oct. 2025
Along with granting official designation, City Hall can help by streamlining zoning, licensing, and permitting processes; sharing best practices across city departments; funding public space, safety, and signage, and developing criteria so other neighborhoods can be designated, Perez said.
—Tom Daykin, jsonline.com, 2 Oct. 2025
But the agency will stop granting early clearance to deals that do not pose a threat to competition during the shutdown.
—Reuters, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
But the current plan, which holds no real promise of Palestinian statehood, also contains no suggestion of granting the more than 2 million stateless Palestinians who live in the West Bank Israeli citizenship.
—Hussein Ibish, The Atlantic, 1 Oct. 2025
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro signed a decree granting himself extraordinary security powers in the event of a US invasion, amid rising tensions between Washington and Caracas.
—semafor.com, 30 Sep. 2025
The alternative is granting those in positions of power the ability to silence anyone who disagrees with them.
—Time, 29 Sep. 2025
Once contacted, you are manipulated into granting remote access to your devices or sharing sensitive data.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 26 Sep. 2025
In addition, the home includes two parking spots, granting ample parking space for two vehicles.
—Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
Noun
Figure’s business centers around putting mortgages on the blockchain, which the company says speeds up the granting and funding of home loans.
—Jason Del Rey, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
The last one standing is rewarded with a financial windfall and the granting of a single wish, any wish.
—Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
The Idaho Public Utilities Commission issued an order on Tuesday partially granting a request from Idaho Power to decrease the amount the utility credits to over 14,000 households in Southern Idaho with rooftop solar — though the decrease was less than the utility had hoped.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 2 Oct. 2025
Along with granting official designation, City Hall can help by streamlining zoning, licensing, and permitting processes; sharing best practices across city departments; funding public space, safety, and signage, and developing criteria so other neighborhoods can be designated, Perez said.
—Tom Daykin, jsonline.com, 2 Oct. 2025
But the agency will stop granting early clearance to deals that do not pose a threat to competition during the shutdown.
—Reuters, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
But the current plan, which holds no real promise of Palestinian statehood, also contains no suggestion of granting the more than 2 million stateless Palestinians who live in the West Bank Israeli citizenship.
—Hussein Ibish, The Atlantic, 1 Oct. 2025
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro signed a decree granting himself extraordinary security powers in the event of a US invasion, amid rising tensions between Washington and Caracas.
—semafor.com, 30 Sep. 2025
The alternative is granting those in positions of power the ability to silence anyone who disagrees with them.
—Time, 29 Sep. 2025
Once contacted, you are manipulated into granting remote access to your devices or sharing sensitive data.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 26 Sep. 2025
In addition, the home includes two parking spots, granting ample parking space for two vehicles.
—Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for granting
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The Death card shows up as sacred permission to shed a layer that no longer serves you.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 Oct. 2025
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Reprinted by permission of Scribner, an Imprint of Simon & Schuster, LLC.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Manchester City will be disappointed with throwing away two points in Monaco, with Erling Haaland, who scored twice, and Pep Guardiola admitting that improvements were necessary.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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This plea allows a defendant to acknowledge prosecutors likely have enough evidence for a conviction without admitting guilt.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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These apps are built for the sole purpose of conferring with people about their mental health, see my coverage at the link here.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Then, as now, Washington saw the technology as potentially conferring a strategic and military advantage, and much of the funding for AI research came from the Pentagon.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Through Congressional authorization, President Calvin Coolidge was featured on the 1926 Sesquicentennial of American Independence Half Dollar alongside George Washington.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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Roberts has not had lawful employment authorization since December 2020, according to the complaint.—
Alexander Mallin,
ABC News,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Nickerson was immediately terminated after confessing to the behavior, McKinzie wrote in an email to the congregation at the time.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 Sep. 2025
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There's been lingering romantic tension between Crudup's UBA exec Cory Ellison and Witherspoon's anchor Bradley Jackson since early on in the Apple TV+ series, and despite Cory confessing his love for Bradley in season 2, things haven't quite worked out for them — yet.—
Julia Moore,
PEOPLE,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The Grammys treated the Stones with a similar level of stunning disrespect until awarding them Best Rock Album last year for Hackney Diamonds.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
1 Oct. 2025
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Applying a decency standard in awarding support is vague.—
Helen Molesworth,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Most states are one party consent states, Heath said.—
Nushrat Rahman,
Freep.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Other information about the winner is released only with the winner's consent.—
Steven Martinez,
jsonline.com,
5 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Without acknowledging it, this bookstore is a synthesis of every experiment in children’s literature from Babar the Elephant and the Pere Castor series in France to Mickey Mouse and cartoons in the United States, via innovative graphic design in Czechoslovakia and Russia in the interwar period.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Oct. 2025
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Waukesha County cheers key step in the process For Waukesha County, Boardman's statement satisfies officials' hope that state transportation leaders are at least acknowledging the importance of I-94 locally and are following the steps necessary to make a project happen at some point.—
Jim Riccioli,
jsonline.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Granting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/granting. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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