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verb

past tense of render
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as in relinquished
to give (something) over to the control or possession of another usually under duress a gentleman bandit who graciously asked his victims to render their wallets to his safe possession

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Recent Examples of rendered
Verb
Two Black men are rendered in graphite, eyes closed, mouths open with yearning, disclosing sighs of ecstasy or prayer. — Jane Bua, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2026 In 1991, Saint Laurent closed his fall-winter 1991 Rive Gauche runway show with a finale parade rendered almost entirely in gold fabrics. — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 9 Oct. 2026 Beef tallow is rendered beef fat with a 400 degree Fahrenheit smoke point, prized for its rich flavor and now finding its way back into kitchens as cooks look past industrial seed oils. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Charlotte Observer, 9 Oct. 2026 The latest operation has rendered the tools inoperable in what FBI and Justice Department officials said was a blow to the hacking operation. — ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026 Deputies rendered aid to the person injured and requested that the Los Angeles County Fire Department respond to the scene, according to the statement. — Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026 Medical aid was rendered to the victim, who was taken to a local hospital and remains in critical condition. — Tim Fang, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026 Avanzini went with an Alma, rendered in cream canvas with warm tan leather trim. — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026 Unbeknownst to Mohamud, the AK-47 had been rendered inert, but the ammunition was live, according to the affidavit. — Whitney Wild, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rendered
Adjective
  • But first, the premiere settles the audience into a tried and true cop drama with power struggles over jurisdiction, a local militia led by a man with his own agenda, and a suspect who literally blows the case wide open.
    — Sabrina Reed, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Short films are a tried and true launching pad for horror directors.
    — Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2026
Verb
  • Tate Nagy relinquished punt return duties to Keaton Kubecka Saturday.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Suwarso relinquished his standard four-ticket allocation for the game.
    — James Horncastle, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • As luck would have it, the exhibition catalog contained an archival photograph of the very painting, originally reproduced in a 1952 Chicago Review piece on Abercrombie’s exhibition at Newman Brown Gallery.
    — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 7 Oct. 2026
  • These earliest plants evolved from water-living multicellular green algae—descendants of the cyanobacteria—and reproduced using spores.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Hey, the boss needs a favor In a November 2025 Reddit post, one person described buying $800 in Target gift cards on their second day at a new job after receiving an email impersonating their boss.
    — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026
  • OpenAI’s report on influence campaigns mounted using its technology also described a cluster of ChatGPT accounts in Russia that were banned after they were used to operate what appeared to be a fake think tank in Latin America.
    — Miriam Waldvogel, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026
Adjective
  • To boost that dewy look, layer from lightest to heaviest with a light, concentrated hydrating hyaluronic acid serum, followed by a moisturizer and then a barrier repair cream.
    — Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026
  • And that’s rapidly turning concentrated infrastructure from an advantage into a liability—not only for America’s national security, but also for the businesses that own and operate these assets.
    — Todd J. Stein, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Jane Doe deserved an administration that delivered a fair and proper judicial process.
    — Jeannine Chiang, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Flanagan is the prolific horror writer-director who has tackled several Stephen King tales (Gerald’s Game, Doctor Sleep, Carrie) and delivered several limited series hits for Netflix (Midnight Mass, The Fall of the House of Usher).
    — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The lecture last week focused on how anti-Mexican politics have always worked in Orange County and usually go on to be copied nationwide.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026
  • In traditional enterprise architecture, data is largely stored, copied and moved.
    — Kobi Nissan, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • During his tenure, Kelker-Kelly portrayed the spouse of Hope Brady and love interest of Lisa Rinna’s Billie Reed.
    — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The former daytime talk show host will play Susan Cox Powell’s (portrayed here by Matreya Scarrwener) mother Judy Cox.
    — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026

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“Rendered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rendered. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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