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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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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
In late October, the Port of Los Angeles was awarded $412 million from the EPA’s Clean Ports Program to support the zero-emission transition.
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Pat Maio, Orange County Register, 16 Nov. 2024
Chiles lost the bronze, which was awarded to Romanian Ana Bărbosu, 18.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 11 Nov. 2024
Earlier this year, three researchers were awarded a $700,000 prize for employing artificial intelligence to decipher a 2,000-year-old scroll that had been charred in the eruption.
—Hannah Peart, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
But after a lengthy VAR review, the goal was eventually awarded as replays showed Silva was out of Sá’s line of sight by the time Stones headed the ball.
—Matias Grez, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024
The honors was created by Congress in 1984 and was first awarded the following year.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2024
Several of their albums, including 1977’s Out Of The Blue, were awarded platinum status in the US by the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America).
—Thomas Smith, Billboard, 21 Oct. 2024
One designer will be awarded $200,000.
—Lisa Lockwood, WWD, 21 Oct. 2024
The presidential also consults with the National Endowment for the Humanities for the humanities medals, which were first awarded in 1997.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2024
Pat Maio, Orange County Register, 16 Nov. 2024
Chiles lost the bronze, which was awarded to Romanian Ana Bărbosu, 18.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 11 Nov. 2024
Earlier this year, three researchers were awarded a $700,000 prize for employing artificial intelligence to decipher a 2,000-year-old scroll that had been charred in the eruption.
—Hannah Peart, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
But after a lengthy VAR review, the goal was eventually awarded as replays showed Silva was out of Sá’s line of sight by the time Stones headed the ball.
—Matias Grez, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024
The honors was created by Congress in 1984 and was first awarded the following year.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2024
Several of their albums, including 1977’s Out Of The Blue, were awarded platinum status in the US by the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America).
—Thomas Smith, Billboard, 21 Oct. 2024
One designer will be awarded $200,000.
—Lisa Lockwood, WWD, 21 Oct. 2024
The presidential also consults with the National Endowment for the Humanities for the humanities medals, which were first awarded in 1997.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2024
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“Awarded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/awarded. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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