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verb

past tense of render
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as in relinquished
to give (something) over to the control or possession of another usually under duress a gentleman bandit who graciously asked his victims to render their wallets to his safe possession

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Recent Examples of rendered
Verb
Advances in technology have rendered phishing more accessible to cybercriminals. Chuck Brooks, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024 The community disappeared by 1983 when decades of industrial development, pollution and waste rendered the area unlivable. Larkin Gallup, Baltimore Sun, 21 Dec. 2024 Initially hopeful for a recovery and return to racing, the extent and persistence of his injuries rendered that aspiration unattainable. Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024 Rectangular versions with curved edges came courtesy of Miu Miu, Jil Sander, and Hermès, rendered in buttery leathers. Alice Cary, Vogue, 20 Dec. 2024 Any patterns that have emerged in that period could be rendered obsolete as more data are collected. Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 20 Dec. 2024 Today, the 90s signify the height of the compact disc as the preferred method of music consumption for listeners worldwide, a medium whose ease and convenience rendered vinyl temporarily obsolete virtually overnight. Jim Ryan, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024 Which means they’re always rendered better off by quality money. John Tamny, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024 The battle sequences in particular are stunningly rendered, and will certainly benefit from being viewed on the largest possible premium and large-format screens. Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rendered
Adjective
  • The menu features items utilizing specialized techniques like fermentation, cold extraction and alternative sugars like birch sap and married with tried and true French technique for a classic cuisine with a fresh twist.
    Alissa Fitzgerald, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
  • Related article Trump acknowledges ‘inflation is back’ but blames Biden The other approach Trump and his administration are employing when asked why prices aren’t coming down is a politician’s tried and true playbook: blame your predecessor.
    Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 21 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • For example, a recent United Nations study recently pointed to predictive policing as an example of how racial biases are reproduced through technology.
    Jay Ganglani, Fortune Asia, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Software, fortunately, is easily reproduced and distributed.
    Bill Conerly, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Experts Weigh In Jonathan Hinton Westover, chair and professor of organizational leadership and change at Utah Valley University, described the theme as emblematic of a toxic workplace culture.
    George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
  • While the orchid was first collected in 2009, it was officially described just this year by Farminhão and his colleagues.
    Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 31 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Not to mention, the Trader Joe’s chips get their fiery color from natural ingredients like turmeric extract, paprika extract, and concentrated vegetable juice, rather than synthetic food dyes like Red 40.
    Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 26 Feb. 2025
  • Tropicana, founded in 1947 by an immigrant from Sicily who developed a process for freezing concentrated orange juice, is in financial distress and could be headed for bankruptcy.
    Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 26 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • The College Football Playoff delivered plenty of excitement during its quarterfinal matchups from December 31 to January 2.
    Giovanni Malloy, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Congress then counts the votes to affirm the president-elect's victory, with a list of the votes kept by the tellers that will be delivered to Harris to announce the result.
    Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 6 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Young people copied her contemporary African fashion sense, wearing a turban with a formal suit or painting tribal dots on her face as part of her makeup.
    Lynsey Chutel, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
  • There’s a reason why the founders of Vail, in an effort to create a charming, quintessential ski town, copied Switzerland.
    Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • That is, until Gary runs into Madison, portrayed by Adria Arjona.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The former ruling family, widely condemned over the president’s use of chemical weapons against his own civilians, have been portrayed as sincere sweethearts.
    Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 23 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Once notified of the problem, the three local governments reacted by curtailing use of their contaminated wells and relying more on uncontaminated wells.
    Kevin Spear, Orlando Sentinel, 28 Feb. 2025
  • The actual area requiring demining is certain to be much smaller—thirteen thousand five hundred square miles have already been cleared or deemed uncontaminated—but proving that this land is safe will still require an enormous amount of time and resources.
    Michael Holtz, The New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2025

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“Rendered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rendered. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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