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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
Oppenheim has persuasively rendered a grotesque phenomenon, but his curiosity seems to stop at how everyone and everything looked. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2026 Beijing has instead rendered aid and supported the Iranian regime under the table with black market oil refineries, intelligence sharing, and cooperation on technologies. — Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 25 Sep. 2026 The moment highlights Ali’s affinity for fashion, often captured through WWD’s lens, which, like his presence in the ring, is rendered with precision through Parks’ exacting gaze. — Tonya Blazio-Licorish, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026 The body is thus placed at the very center of the museum, a presence that has always been implicit, but never so clearly rendered. — Judith Clark, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2026 Recent Sacramento Bee reporting has shown that the Legislature’s elimination of enforcement mechanisms have rendered CARE Court powerless to provide treatment to the people it is meant to serve. — Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 23 Sep. 2026 But Universal Ostrich Farms, a beak-to-tail-feathers operation that has sold everything from the animals’ meat to salves rendered from their fat, chose to challenge the order as unfair and unreasonable. — J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026 These clothes are meant for spring, so the practicality of the Burberry brand was rendered though layered looks that offered the agility needed to live through three months of April showers. — Fiona Sinclair Scott, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026 Derek Hough was rendered speechless, simply offering a fist bump handshake to show his approval. — Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 22 Sep. 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
  • Suwarso relinquished his standard four-ticket allocation for the game.
    — James Horncastle, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Fast forward two years, and Variety reported that Unwell had dropped Hot Mess and relinquished all rights to the show, giving Earle the freedom to pursue new opportunities.
    — Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 4 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • In all of the sketchbook entries reproduced here, Ross seems to offer a bridge between the representation of emptiness and the lived sensation of it.
    — Ryan Sullivan, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Instead of providing more security, its obfuscation tactics challenged experts, who then reproduced—and improved upon—the result.
    — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 22 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Tensions had already intensified Monday when Pakistani fighter jets struck sites in eastern Afghanistan that Islamabad described as militant hideouts.
    — MUNIR AHMED, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Maduko’s behavior, as described in the report, appears to have grown increasingly aggressive in his alleged harassment of women in the CSCU system.
    — Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • The system generates electrical power and converts it into a highly concentrated beam.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2026
  • First, the sequence pays homage to the nightclub scene in Gilda (1946), in which Rita Hayworth dances in a long shot amid ogling male patrons, tracked by a concentrated spotlight.
    — Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The company also highlighted that the latest production aircraft differ significantly from the Su-57s delivered during the early period of Russia’s military operation in Ukraine.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026
  • However, code is the output of a single stage, whereas a team’s result is a feature that has reached production and delivered value.
    — Illia Smoliienko, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • La Presse said that a 2012 short story by Orelien had plagiarized passages from a book by French author Louis Pauwels, while a 2013 opinion piece copied from The Philippine Star newspaper.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026
  • The footwear company behind the Crocs brand of foam footwear is suing the discount retailer, claiming that Five Below copied Crocs footwear and items used to decorate the shoes.
    — Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The actress portrayed Tori Scott on the final season of the teen comedy.
    — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Fans can also enjoy special appearances from Scott Patterson, who portrayed Luke Danes, including live podcast events and photo opportunities available for an additional purchase.
    — Carole Horst, Variety, 29 Sep. 2026

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“Rendered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rendered. Accessed 2 Oct. 2026.

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