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verb

past tense of grant
1
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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2
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
Verb
As Tribune contributor Hannah Edgar noted in a September preview of the still-running Hyde Park Jazz Festival, these kinds of Chicago events should not be taken for granted. — Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024 The bottom line is that the BOI filings are now due by January 13, 2025, including a 12-day extension just granted by FINCEN. — Jay Adkisson, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for granted
  1. accepted
  2. admitted
  3. conferred
  4. given
  5. confessed
  6. awarded
  7. incontestable
  8. acknowledged
Adjective
  • Make a deposit of $25 or more with an accepted payment method, like a US bank account or VISA.
    — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 22 Mar. 2025
  • Without clear industry standards, pricing is mainly subjective—driven by individual perspectives on value rather than a universally accepted benchmark.
    — Kristen Bousquet, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
Definition of accepted
Verb
  • Osaka admitted that helped her cause.
    — Manasi Pathak, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Through the deal, Anthropic admitted no wrongdoing and agreed to maintain its current strong guardrails on its AI models and products throughout the litigation.
    — Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of admitted
Verb
  • And during his four years in office, President Carter often conferred with Ford, Hochman tells PEOPLE, by seeking his advice and support and keeping him informed of certain executive goings-on.
    — Virginia Chamlee, People.com, 30 Dec. 2024
  • This number should be zero or close to it if herd immunity existed, which refers to the protection conferred onto a community against a contagious disease when a certain percentage of the population becomes immune.
    — Omer Awan, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of conferred
Adjective
  • 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
  • At any given moment, 2 million to 10 million Ukrainians have been living in freezing temperatures without electricity.
    — Maham Javaid, Washington Post, 22 Dec. 2022
Definition of given
Verb
  • At 15, after an hours-long interrogation, Palacios falsely confessed to involvement in a 2007 gang shooting in Hollywood.
    — Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Another man confessed to the crime after the innocent man had been put to death.
    — Dan Austin, Detroit Free Press, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of confessed
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  • The New Year’s honors are awarded by the British monarch following recommendations by the Prime Minister, currently the Labour Party’s Keir Starmer, or senior government ministers.
    — Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Actor, broadcaster and comedian Fry was awarded a knighthood alongside former England football manager Gareth Southgate, Mayor of London Sadiq Khan and former West Midlands mayor Andy Street.
    — Ellise Shafer, Variety, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of awarded
Adjective
  • But the personal drama between them was incontestable.
    — Mikal Gilmore, Rolling Stone, 17 Jan. 2025
  • But for me, the main question isn’t necessarily the badness of the situation, which is incontestable.
    — Sean Illing, Vox, 15 Oct. 2024
Definition of incontestable
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  • Hill acknowledged in a release that Johnson's ascent to the speakership was atypical; the Louisianan took the gavel in October 2023 after a group of House Republicans ousted Kevin McCarthy from the position.
    — DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS, arkansasonline.com, 4 Jan. 2025
  • The front office and coaching staff have acknowledged back to training camp this team’s need for a true stretch center, something Curry has never really had.
    — Marcus Thompson II, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
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