vouchsafing

verb

present participle of vouchsafe
as in granting
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 vouchsafing
  1. granting
  2. having
  3. sanctioning
  4. permitting
  5. according
  6. suffering
  7. conceding
Verb
  • Children’s said that the plaintiffs were attempting to force it to stop granting admitting privileges to physicians who refused to offer gender-affirming care, which would ultimately harm patients.
    — Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 15 July 2026
  • Even the standard rooms are sizable, and all include an outdoor living area that extends the usable space while still granting privacy.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 July 2026
Definition of granting
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  • Many students today recall the pandemic as a time filled by moments at home with family, going to school in their pajamas or having a break from some of the social pressures of school.
    — Stacey Gillett, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026
  • Nor to the notion of having a road named after him a century later.
    — Catherine Dunwoody, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of having
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  • The White House has repeatedly threatened to oust Cuba’s communist regime, sanctioning key figures and state entities, and tightening a trade embargo that has led to a humanitarian crisis in the Caribbean nation.
    — Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 14 July 2026
  • As Jefferson’s opponents criticized him for sanctioning intervention and neglecting to free the prisoners, his supporters lashed out at the opposing Federalist Party for allegedly orchestrating a rebellion in Spain’s colonies in the first place.
    — Lindsay Schakenbach Regele, The Conversation, 13 July 2026
Definition of sanctioning
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  • That reflects a long-running slowdown in home construction driven by rising expenses from materials and labor as well as changes in local zoning and permitting rules and lingering scars from the 2008 subprime mortgage collapse.
    — Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
  • Singer has allowed 20 home runs in 18 starts this season, coughing up at least one in 12 and permitting multiple home runs in six.
    — Josh Shepardson, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of permitting
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  • That alone serves about 1,000 regular riders, providing 17,000 rides each year, according VRT records.
    — Noah Daly, Idaho Statesman, 18 July 2026
  • Traffic has fallen to a three week low, according data from to the trade intelligence firm Kpler.
    — Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 17 July 2026
Definition of according
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  • There are heart-wrenching reports of people trying to dig survivors out of the rubble with their hands, with dozens of children suffering amputations because they could not be reached in time.
    — Mark Weisbrot, Twin Cities, 19 July 2026
  • In other words, sufrir has undergone a semantic extension that suffering in English has not.
    — Colin Millar, New York Times, 19 July 2026
Definition of suffering
Verb
  • Spanish captain Rodri was crowned the Golden Ball winner as best player, while goalkeeper Unai Simón won the Golden Glove after conceding just one goal during Spain’s eight games.
    — Peter Weber, TheWeek, 20 July 2026
  • Their defence has been just as imperious in reality, conceding only once across seven matches, against Belgium in the quarter-finals.
    — Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 20 July 2026
Definition of conceding
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