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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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France boss Didier Deschamps, speaking after the game, said his side should have been awarded a penalty.

From BBC • Jun. 16, 2026

Round by round, one contestant is eliminated, or “chopped,” until a single winner emerges and is awarded $10,000.

From Salon • Jun. 15, 2026

Earlier this year Hockney became one of the few non-French citizens to be awarded France's highest civilian honour, the legion d'honneur.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

When the college awarded him its gold medal, Hockney accepted the honor wearing a gold lamé jacket.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

Like they should be awarded the Nobel Prize for a simple greeting?

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson