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as in rewarded
to give something as a token of gratitude or admiration for a service or achievement
we will award the top three contestants in the essay competition
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as in granted
to give the ownership or benefit of (something) formally or publicly
custody of the boy was awarded to the grandparents
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Recent Examples of awarded
Derek awarded them a seven, while Bruno gave the pair an eight (despite showing seven on the score card).
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Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
The jury ultimately awarded him a million dollars in a unanimous vote.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Sep. 2025
Her third novel, Sympathy Tower Tokyo was awarded the Akutagawa Prize, Japan’s most prestigious literary award.
—Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2025
Green cards, officially known as Permanent Resident Cards, are awarded based on family ties, employer sponsorship and lottery systems.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
But experts and some local officials question whether Boring should be awarded the contract.
—Taylor Kate Brown, ProPublica, 17 Sep. 2025
Chosen by a jury of music industry members, the prizes were awarded last night (September 16) at Massey Hall in Toronto.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 17 Sep. 2025
Other cash prizes will be awarded.
—Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2025
The semifinalists may now compete for nearly 7,000 college scholarships totaling nearly $26 million that will be awarded in the spring.
—Heather McRea, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025
Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
The jury ultimately awarded him a million dollars in a unanimous vote.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Sep. 2025
Her third novel, Sympathy Tower Tokyo was awarded the Akutagawa Prize, Japan’s most prestigious literary award.
—Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2025
Green cards, officially known as Permanent Resident Cards, are awarded based on family ties, employer sponsorship and lottery systems.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
But experts and some local officials question whether Boring should be awarded the contract.
—Taylor Kate Brown, ProPublica, 17 Sep. 2025
Chosen by a jury of music industry members, the prizes were awarded last night (September 16) at Massey Hall in Toronto.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 17 Sep. 2025
Other cash prizes will be awarded.
—Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2025
The semifinalists may now compete for nearly 7,000 college scholarships totaling nearly $26 million that will be awarded in the spring.
—Heather McRea, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for awarded
Verb
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These networks enable people to contribute tangible assets—such as bandwidth, computing devices, energy or storage—and be rewarded for their participation.—
Sky Wee,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Growth accelerated further with an affiliate program that rewarded existing franchisees for recruiting new ones — or even for bringing in smoke shops and other retailers to carry American Shaman products.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
18 Sep. 2025
Verb
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There was a succession of pool parties that summer, the temperature routinely hitting a hundred and more, and our friends took it for granted that something would be going on at our place, no matter the day of the week.—
T. Coraghessan Boyle,
New Yorker,
14 Sep. 2025
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Both presidential candidates went on popular podcasts to broadcast their message, and each party’s convention granted media credentials to online influencers.—
Bloomberg News,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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During the In Memoriam segment, the starry audience applauded loudly as Loni Anderson, Michelle Trachtenberg, George Wendt, John Amos and Maggie Smith were honored, and when Ozzy Osbourne, David Lynch and Quincy Jones' names appeared, the applause was particularly loud.—
Julia Moore,
PEOPLE,
15 Sep. 2025
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The historic win at Sunday night's 2025 Emmy Awards ceremony, hosted by comedian Nate Bargatze at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, breaks a 77-year barrier in the only acting field that had never honored a Black performer since the Emmy Awards began.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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As a result, high-sodium vegetable juices may reduce the benefits conferred by medications like diuretics, ACE inhibitors, and angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs).—
Julia Ries Wexler,
Health,
18 Sep. 2025
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The expansive definitions of vagrancy, and the discretionary power that vagrancy laws conferred upon law enforcement officers as a result, date back to the colonial era.—
Time,
Time,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Awarded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/awarded. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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