vouchsafing

verb

present participle of vouchsafe
as in granting
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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  1. granting
  2. having
  3. sanctioning
  4. permitting
  5. according
  6. conceding
  7. suffering
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  • The Duke Endowment is granting $100 million to the developing North Carolina Children’s Hospital, a collaboration between UNC Health and Duke Health.
    — Eva Flowe, Charlotte Observer, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Across more than a dozen votes forced by Democrats to rein in the president's war powers, the vast majority of the GOP conference has remained united in opposition, granting the president wide deference in steering the conflict.
    — Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of granting
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  • In addition to having space for free agents, the club will also likely protect a few prospects who are otherwise eligible for the Rule 5 Draft.
    — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2026
  • The crows solved the task the same way primates do, using the same mathematical logic despite having a very different brain structure.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of having
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  • The University Interscholastic League is one step closer to sanctioning girls high school flag football in Texas.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Oct. 2026
  • In addition to sanctioning Brito and Epstein, Williams also ordered a copy of her order to be sent to the New York State Bar Association, of which acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is a member.
    — Dan Mangan, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of sanctioning
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  • The funding will support exploration drilling, laboratory testing, engineering, and permitting work to assess whether the district can support tungsten production.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Monitors will introduce themselves to the poll manager and present government ID (and a letter from the jurisdiction permitting entrance to the polls with the monitors' names, if the jurisdiction wants each monitor identified).
    — Joe Brandt, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of permitting
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  • The district plans to make about $1 million in reductions during the 2027-28 academic year regardless of the referendum, according an infographic from the district.
    — Elena Tittel, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Technicians are always on standby during an election, according the county.
    — Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of according
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  • The hosts opened a four-goal lead by the 55th minute and held on after conceding in the 77th, 86th and 89th.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Vena said the current task is proving service is strong enough to hold customers trying rail, simultaneously conceding that not all will stay.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of conceding
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  • An on-site doctor’s office draws Fatimah (Noha Foad), an undocumented, illiterate Muslim woman suffering from seizures.
    — Jay Weissberg, Variety, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Research has shown that the therapeutic use of horseback riding can improve balance and coordination in people who have neurological conditions like cerebral palsy, and lessen the symptoms for veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder.
    — Ondine Cohane, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of suffering
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