awards

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prize or reward n.
give prize or reward v.

NOUN

prize or reward

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accolade citation decision donation endowment gift gold grant honor presentation scholarship trophy verdict

STRONG

adjudication allotment bestowal conferment conferral decoration decree distinction order

WEAK

feather in cap gold star

Antonyms

STRONGEST

forfeit loss

VERB

give prize or reward

Synonyms

STRONGEST

allocate allot assign bestow confer distribute donate grant hand out present reward

STRONG

accord adjudge apportion concede decree endow gift render

WEAK

dish out fork out shell out sweeten the kitty

Antonyms

STRONGEST

keep refuse take withhold

STRONG

disagree

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awards

I spoke to her only once a few years ago as she and Garth Brooks were hyping a country-music awards show they were set to co-host.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

Growing up in Berlin, he collected academic awards and distinguished himself as one of the country’s brightest young scientific minds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

In a seven-decade career, Parton won 10 Grammy awards, sold more than 100 million records worldwide, and wrote in excess of 3,000 songs.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

The winners will receive their awards in Strasbourg in September.

From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026

His work has won him an Oscar, a bunch of Emmys, and some other awards that I don’t pay much attention to.

From "Confessions of a Murder Suspect" by James Patterson