awarded

verb

past tense of award
1
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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2
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 Pogacar took 10 bonus seconds for his win, and Vingegaard was awarded a six-second bonus for his second place. — ABC News, 6 July 2026 The Cazares family were the first to keep one of the two Oscars awarded to the film — for its director and a producer. — Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 6 July 2026 The House of the Dragon Scorecard is an accounting of the events of this week’s episode, in which points are awarded to characters on a scale of 0 to 10. — Brian Grubb, Vulture, 6 July 2026 Will fly one scientific instrument and one other stationary payload awarded under NASA’s CLPS initiative. — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 July 2026 Trump is a close friend of FIFA’s Infantino, who awarded the POTUS with the organization’s first Peace Prize. — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 6 July 2026 But England was awarded a penalty for a challenge by Mexico goalkeeper Raúl Rangel, and Kane converted for his sixth goal of this tournament and 14th of his World Cup career, matching Gerd Müller of West Germany for fifth on the scoring list. — Carlos Rodriguez, Chicago Tribune, 6 July 2026 In 2014, Adnan was named a Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres by the French Government and in 2020, the year before her death, she was awarded Canada’s most prestigious poetry award, the Griffin Poetry Prize, for her book Time. — Literary Hub, 6 July 2026 The decision has led to accusations that FIFA boss Gianni Infantino has kowtowed to Trump, who last year won FIFA’s inaugural peace prize, prompting European lawmakers to call for an investigation into how the prize was awarded, Le Monde reported. — Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 6 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for awarded
  1. rewarded
  2. granted
  3. honored
  4. conferred
Verb
  • Plowden proved his point when the Sacramento Kings gave him that opportunity in the final months of the 2025-26 season, and now the former two-way standout is being rewarded with his first standard NBA contract.
    — Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 3 July 2026
  • For centuries, cooks, artisans, and craftspeople flocked to the imperial city, where the royal court rewarded the most impressively elaborate techniques and presentation.
    — Karen Yuan, Vogue, 3 July 2026
Definition of rewarded
Verb
  • It is preserved in the daily choices of people who work hard, honor family, build businesses, educate children, serve communities, welcome newcomers, respect institutions, and refuse to take freedom for granted.
    — Phil Kafarakis, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
  • He was granted permission to travel to New York for the event.
    — Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2026
Definition of granted
Verb
  • The French Open honored 14-time Roland Garros champion Rafael Nadal with a statue outside Court Philippe Chatrier.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 July 2026
  • During the Friday opening ceremony in the double anniversary year of KVIFF, its 60th edition in the 80th year, Hoffman had been honored with the fest’s Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contributions to World Cinema.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 4 July 2026
Definition of honored
Verb
  • The shoes featured several buckles, and material along the side of the upper which conferred a certain futuristic vibe.
    — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 30 June 2026
  • Earlier this year, as his nomination and confirmation were playing out, the general counsels of the regional banks conferred over how easily reserve bank presidents could be removed by a majority vote of the Board of Governors, according to people familiar with the matter.
    — Jonnelle Marte, Fortune, 27 June 2026
Definition of conferred

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