VOUCHSAFED Synonyms: 108 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in permitted

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verb

past tense of vouchsafe

as in had

formal + old-fashioned to give (something) to someone as a promise or a privilege He vouchsafed the secret to only a few chosen disciples.

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Adjective

California officials have countered that the list is unverified and includes the names of lawful voters, despite recent charges announced by DOJ of roughly 28 individuals from the list accused of voting and immigration-related crimes.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
For now, courts have blocked the most consequential provisions of both orders, primarily on the ground that the President has no lawful authority to impose them.

— Barton Gellman, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2026

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Verb

Drew Doughty had a goal and two assists, and Artemi Panarin added a power-play goal and an assist as the Kings beat the New York Rangers 6-3 on Monday night.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
When presented with the findings, the Republican National Committee said the party hasn’t had enough time to fix the affordability crisis inherited from Democratic leadership.

— Amy L. Wong, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of had

Adjective

The result is Citizen Kim, an authorized biography that took five years to report and write.

— Maer Roshan, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2026
Hammer Construction Corporation — the parent company of Lago’s employer, Hammer Commercial Construction — is an authorized contractor for UM and did work for the university as recently as several months ago, permit information shows.

— Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2026

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Freshman Gaskins starts, shines with Reneau out Forward Malik Reneau, who was recently granted a fifth year of eligibility, did not play in the exhibition due to a lower-body injury.

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2026
In September 2026, the US Space Force granted Antares a $161 million Strategic Breakthrough award to build space-qualified reactors.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026

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The two franchises teamed up to create a non-sanctioned Texas high school girls flag league that involved more than 240 schools and nearly 5,500 athletes.

— Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Oct. 2026
Another sanctioned defendant, Aslhy Javier Galeano Basurto, has also been charged in Nebraska with conspiring to provide material support to Tren de Aragua and other offenses.

— Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026

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Howard senior Ta’Shawn Poole made history in preseason as the first Macon player to be named an AJC Super 11 since the honor was first accorded in 1985.

— Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 21 Sep. 2026
Just as intriguing, though, is another book that is unlikely to receive the attention being accorded the best-seller by New York Times reporters Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan.

— Roger Trapp, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026

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