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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
Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 10 Nov. 2025
Jennifer and her three surviving co-conspirators were granted an appeal for their first-degree murder charges in May 2023.
—Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 9 Nov. 2025
Syrians live in Germany under varying legal statuses – some have been granted German citizenship, while others hold permanent residence permits.
—Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 9 Nov. 2025
An Orange County judge granted the city of Santa Ana’s request for a preliminary injunction against several businesses on East First Street accused of being public nuisances.
—Mona Darwish, Oc Register, 8 Nov. 2025
That player must remain out of the game for at least one down, even if that team is granted a team timeout.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 8 Nov. 2025
The Arizona Supreme Court granted the request.
—Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 8 Nov. 2025
Similar arguments have been made by Noem and DHS that conditions that had led to TPS being granted in the first place have improved, and so the protections are no longer needed.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
State officials have submitted applications to have FEMA either buy or elevate more than 400 homes in known flood zones since February, which if granted, would add up to more than $200 million in funding.
—Amber Gaudet
updated October 31, Charlotte Observer, 31 Oct. 2025
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On Friday night the Supreme Court granted the request to block full SNAP payments as the case works its way through the courts.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for granted
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But in Japan, there’s no legal recourse and canceling a location shoot with short notice is an accepted part of the culture.—
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According to the most accepted explanation, in some sense, the energy outside the plates is higher than the energy between the plates, a difference that pulls the plates together.—
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Rusty recognized the severity of the situation and admitted her to a mental hospital.—
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However, after less than a year since inking the deal, Avelo has admitted that the program became too costly and complex to continue.—
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Citizenship, and the rights conferred upon citizens, should not depend on a person's ability to assemble records from behind detention walls, nor should liberty hinge on how much documentation a citizen can marshal under duress.—
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Many hominids went extinct during this period, and being able to consume alcohol without adverse and/or toxic effects would have conferred a survival advantage.—
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Does a user keep expressing linguistic markers throughout a given conversation?—
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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.—
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After the killings, Andrea called 911 and confessed.—
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James Earl Ray confessed to shooting King and was sentenced to 99 years in prison.—
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In the fall, Fuerza Regida and Street Mob Records awarded four full scholarships for Cal State San Bernardino students and provided free meals to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) beneficiaries when the government shutdown delayed the distribution of benefits.—
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Although Hall won his third Vezina Trophy — at the time awarded to the goalies on the team that allowed the fewest goals — in 1966-67, the Hawks left him unprotected in the NHL expansion draft, and the Blues pounced.—
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That is to say, there is no one pure ur-movie, unblemished and incontestable.—
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Despite the discouraging tendency these days to see everything through a political prism, the science itself is incontestable and apolitical: Climate change is caused by human activity, primarily the use fossil fuels, like coal, oil and gas.—
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Elhawary acknowledged the billionaire tax proposal is a complicating factor in discussions about taxes, which is already a politically fraught issue.—
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City leaders acknowledged Wednesday that some residents and business owners may not feel as safe as the numbers would suggest.—
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“Granted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/granted. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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