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as in admitted
to accept the truth or existence of (something) usually reluctantly
you will grant that she is difficult to work with
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as in conferred
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 granted
Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 10 May 2026
Magyar granted the filmmakers, a husband-and-wife team named Tamás Yvan Topolánszky and Claudia Sümeghy, extensive access to his campaign.
—Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 9 May 2026
The state had filed a motion to join the two cases for a single trial, which the trial court granted on the grounds the evidence in each case would be cross admissible, the high court ruling says.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2026
Checks will go out within 10 business days after the settlement final approval is granted, barring any appeals.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 9 May 2026
She was released from jail last October after a judge granted her $125,000 bail.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 9 May 2026
At a third hearing in March, Cher was granted a delay to gather medical records.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 9 May 2026
Instead, Kansas City was granted six games — including a quarterfinal and round of 32 game.
—Kansas City Star, 9 May 2026
The Lakers led at halftime, granted by only one, but the Thunder still won Game 2 by 18 and led for the last 18 minutes of the game.
—Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 9 May 2026
Verb
In the end, Daniel was granted custody, with Broderick getting visitation rights.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 10 May 2026
Magyar granted the filmmakers, a husband-and-wife team named Tamás Yvan Topolánszky and Claudia Sümeghy, extensive access to his campaign.
—Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 9 May 2026
The state had filed a motion to join the two cases for a single trial, which the trial court granted on the grounds the evidence in each case would be cross admissible, the high court ruling says.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2026
Checks will go out within 10 business days after the settlement final approval is granted, barring any appeals.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 9 May 2026
She was released from jail last October after a judge granted her $125,000 bail.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 9 May 2026
At a third hearing in March, Cher was granted a delay to gather medical records.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 9 May 2026
Instead, Kansas City was granted six games — including a quarterfinal and round of 32 game.
—Kansas City Star, 9 May 2026
The Lakers led at halftime, granted by only one, but the Thunder still won Game 2 by 18 and led for the last 18 minutes of the game.
—Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 9 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for granted
Adjective
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The accepted wisdom in yacht design has been that the fastest ocean passages can only be achieved by multihull craft, such as the current crop of Ultim trimarans, which have three hulls in parallel and have set the big records of the past decade.—
Andrew Rice,
New York Times,
7 May 2026
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For years, it's been an accepted tenet of astronomy that, with the exception of Pluto – infamously now classified as a dwarf planet – none of these worlds were likely large enough to sustain an atmosphere.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
6 May 2026
Verb
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Green then shifted into a rare moment of veteran self-awareness and admitted the Warriors are in a transitional phase, but insisted the pedigree matters more than the box score.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
7 May 2026
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In its older sense, inheritance names not the transfer of possessions but the condition of being recognized and admitted into an existing set of relations and responsibilities.—
Emilie Hardman,
JSTOR Daily,
6 May 2026
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As Gage was warming up, Stammen and his coaches conferred.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2026
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Passing does not make someone an ordained rabbi; ordination is conferred through private rabbis and schools, and most Orthodox communities do not recognize female rabbis.—
Michal Raucher,
The Conversation,
30 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Does a user keep expressing linguistic markers throughout a given conversation?—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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Bing, for its part, went off the rails early on, prompting Microsoft to scale back both its personality and the number of questions users could ask it in a given conversation.—
Will Oremus,
Washington Post,
5 June 2023
Verb
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Victoria and Knight's latest conversation isn't the first time she's publicly confessed her crush on the musician.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
12 May 2026
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Authorities say Werstine confessed to his real identity and to being on the run for more than 30 years.—
Joseph Buczek,
CBS News,
12 May 2026
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Despite the sloppiness, Rafaela was awarded an RBI single.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
8 May 2026
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The Winner may be required to complete and submit an IRS Form W-9 with the winner’s full Social Security Number or the equivalent for receipt of any prize(s) valued at $600 or more or for any prizes awarded by the Sponsor in a calendar year with an aggregate value of $600 or more.—
AJC.com,
AJC.com,
7 May 2026
Adjective
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The mark was federally registered in 2015 and has since achieved incontestable status, a legal designation that strengthens ownership rights.—
Bryan West,
USA Today,
30 Mar. 2026
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Many experts also remained in denial until evidence of Covid’s lethality and transmissibility became incontestable.—
David Blumenthal,
STAT,
24 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Udine acknowledged that his idea was in its earliest stage, and there’s no way to know whether the county will even be in the running to purchase the property.—
Rafael Olmeda,
Sun Sentinel,
6 May 2026
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The gains are real, McDermott acknowledged—ServiceNow has logged them itself, saving half a billion dollars in 2025 through its own internal AI deployment.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
6 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Granted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/granted. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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