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awarded

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

Example Sentences

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Mourinho also joked that he might still be retrospectively awarded a Premier League winners' medal, if City ended up having titles stripped from them as punishment.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

King became a trailblazer for LGBTQ+ and women’s civil rights and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2009 in part for her advocacy for equality.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

At first, it appeared the bell had saved Nkuta, but the referee determined that the fighter was already knocked out and awarded the victory to Moraes.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

General Dynamics, which ramped up its Camden-based workforce after being awarded contracts in 2023 to produce more 155mm artillery rounds, is training its employees there to scan and test equipment for quality and safety.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

All three women were awarded the Soviet Union’s Order of Lenin honor for their achievement.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein