vouchsafes

verb

present tense third-person singular of vouchsafe
as in has
formal + old-fashioned to give (something) to someone as a promise or a privilege He vouchsafed the secret to only a few chosen disciples.

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vouchsafes
  1. has
  2. grants
  3. permits
  4. concedes
  5. suffers
  6. sanctions
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  • That was a new record and only once before has the number of moves hit double figures.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Thailand has the highest rate of civilian gun ownership in Southeast Asia, with around 15 guns per 100 people.
    — Kocha Olarn, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of has
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  • While Josh Kushner avoids the spotlight and rarely grants interviews, the success of his venture capital investment firm, Thrive Capital, has boosted him to mogul status in the past few years.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Fans can secure tickets to Global Citizen Festival by entering a free ticket lottery or by making a $25 charitable donation, which instantly grants them a ticket.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of grants
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  • At a meeting last month, local attorney David Winker sought to appeal the tree removal permits on behalf of a Coconut Grove resident who lives near the site.
    — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The application may still obtain or present a valid access token that permits checkout today, even when the current instruction says to search but not buy.
    — Aashis Luitel, The Conversation, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of permits
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  • The lesson here – and one the NBCU-Peacock-YouTube deal concedes – is that a media company just isn’t the mountain that Mohammed goes to – the consumers are the mountain.
    — Howard Homonoff, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Once the darling of the NBA, the next heartthrob to splash on posters and commercials, the acrobatic point guard concedes he is viewed negatively.
    — Jason Quick, New York Times, 12 July 2026
Definition of concedes
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  • Today, District 24, now a smaller district with more people, still suffers the same wrath.
    — Chelsea Jones, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • In the first-season finale, Rhaenyra suffers a miscarriage after learning that the Greens facilitated Aegon’s coronation — Alicent’s eldest son rises while Rhaenyra’s youngest child dies.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of suffers
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  • The bill sanctions Russian financial institutions and its largest state energy projects while targeting Russian partners in the oil and natural gas trade.
    — Chris Boccia, ABC News, 14 July 2026
  • For starters the World Cup is run by the same organization, FIFA, which sanctions virtually every level of soccer globally, from the men’s and women’s World Cups, to confederation competitions including the UEFA Championships and the Copa América, to most major age-group tournaments.
    — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Definition of sanctions
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