as in subsidy
a sum of money allotted for a specific use by official or formal action
applied for a federal grant to restore the church, one of the oldest and most architecturally significant in the state
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1
as in to admit
to accept the truth or existence of (something) usually reluctantly
you will grant that she is difficult to work with
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2
as in to confer
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 grant
Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 8 Apr. 2025
Cash grants cannot build roads or hospitals, install the infrastructure needed for industries to emerge, or fix systemic corruption.
—Erika Page, Christian Science Monitor, 8 Apr. 2025
Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
At least one was granted refugee status after an extensive, year-long plus process, and others had deportation protections and work permits through Temporary Protected Status.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2025
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Noun
The city houses incredible filmmakers, cinemas, and programmers; our goal is that this grant round will help, even in a small way, to support the continuation of production in Los Angeles.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 8 Apr. 2025
Cash grants cannot build roads or hospitals, install the infrastructure needed for industries to emerge, or fix systemic corruption.
—Erika Page, Christian Science Monitor, 8 Apr. 2025
Verb
Unfettered access to that data isn't typically granted to anyone—even the IRS Commissioner.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
At least one was granted refugee status after an extensive, year-long plus process, and others had deportation protections and work permits through Temporary Protected Status.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grant
Noun
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Another possibility: Japan, where White was scouting for the third season before Thailand lured the production away with generous subsidies.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Apr. 2025
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The food purchase and Farm to School programs acted as subsidies, allowing farmers to have reliable income at retail prices while helping organizations like food banks.—
Nora O’Neill,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Apr. 2025
Verb
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When the mother admits that her children are not vaccinated, Robby tells her that MMR is safe but measles is not.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
3 Apr. 2025
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Trump, ahead of Wednesday's announcement, had admitted there could be some short-term pain.—
Alexandra Hutzler,
ABC News,
3 Apr. 2025
Verb
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In the 2019-20 academic year, U.S. colleges and universities conferred 85,057 bachelor’s degrees in education — just 4% of all degrees awarded.—
Paul Vallas,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2025
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The Board recently conferred with legal counsel during a March 21 meeting, according to the Board’s public agenda, but the details of that meeting were not disclosed.—
Samantha Riedel,
Them.,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Boxing Boxing is a great way to burn calories and get in your cardio exercise allotment.—
Sarah Bence,
Verywell Health,
4 Mar. 2025
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The News reported Sunday that in July the two officers discovered an allotment of 5,000 bullets purchased by the Department of Probation for firearms training at the range couldn’t be located.—
Graham Rayman,
New York Daily News,
17 Feb. 2025
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Brian Tyree Henry confessed to breaking his own cardinal rule of not returning to television in order to star in Apple TV+’s crime drama Dope Thief.—
Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
6 Apr. 2025
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Ninety percent of British women and nonbinary people polled in 2020 confessed to sometimes using filters before posting selfies, and 85 percent to using external editing software such as FaceTune to tweak pictures of themselves.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
5 Apr. 2025
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The following year in May, less than a year after opening, the new restaurant was awarded two stars in the Nordic Michelin Guide.—
Isabelle Kliger,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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The actress was awarded sole custody, but owed $2 million in legal fees.—
Stephanie Wenger,
People.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Germain emphasized that while fraud in the program was rare, the layoffs left states with no federal oversight, raising questions about how funds will be managed when the current appropriation expires in September.—
Jason D. Greenblatt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Apr. 2025
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In 1974, after President Richard Nixon refused to spend money as directed by appropriations laws, Congress passed the Impoundment Control Act to clarify that no President can unilaterally withhold such funds.—
David D. Kirkpatrick,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 2025
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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Friday acknowledged that Trump’s tariffs, which were significantly more aggressive than the central bank had expected, would drive prices higher and slow down the economy.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
5 Apr. 2025
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Intersectionality acknowledges that there are multiple layers of oppression that need to be addressed to overcome these barriers.—
Anou Khot,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Grant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grant. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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