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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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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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
Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2025
This week the Trump administration moved to cancel all of Harvard’s remaining federal contracts, which total around $100 million, in addition to several billions in grants already canceled or frozen.
—Chris Lau, CNN Money, 29 May 2025
Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 30 May 2025
Those convicted of domestic violence and granted probation by a judge are required to enroll in the the batterers’ treatment program.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 30 May 2025
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Noun
The grant deed includes a restriction that prohibits GM Residential from using any portion of the property for life science use, which includes pharmaceutical companies and medical device makers.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2025
This week the Trump administration moved to cancel all of Harvard’s remaining federal contracts, which total around $100 million, in addition to several billions in grants already canceled or frozen.
—Chris Lau, CNN Money, 29 May 2025
Verb
On Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court granted the Trump administration’s request to lift a federal judge’s injunction that had blocked the government from ending the humanitarian parole program early.
—Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 30 May 2025
Those convicted of domestic violence and granted probation by a judge are required to enroll in the the batterers’ treatment program.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 30 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grant
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Another low-income tax credit, a 9% credit, provides a larger subsidy but has historically been more competitive in Idaho.—
Rose Evans,
Idaho Statesman,
23 May 2025
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The air board said the third and final round of subsidies will be distributed next year, in a single online giveaway of some 9,000 vouchers.—
Jeff Mcdonald,
Mercury News,
23 May 2025
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The admission is $8, with anyone younger than 15 admitted for free.—
Melinda Moore,
Chicago Tribune,
2 June 2025
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Once admitted, students receive a decade-long commitment of support through high school.—
Julia Brodsky,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
Verb
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Hundreds of graduating students walked out of last year’s commencement as degrees were being conferred, some chanting and protesting the university’s decision to deny graduation to some organizers of a pro-Palestinian encampment on campus that spring, Harvard Magazine reported.—
Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
28 May 2025
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Two men are conferring around a brown leather airplane seat.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
24 May 2025
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The basic allotment is the base amount of funding districts get per student.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 May 2025
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This is essentially what the Big Ten has proposed (and the SEC hasn’t yet pushed back on) for the next round of College Football Playoff expansion, just with fewer leagues and the bid allotments locked in for conferences.—
Chris Vannini,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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She was forced to confess on national television to crimes against the state, which included having ties to an unlikely combination of the first Trump Administration and communist groups.—
Robin Wright,
New Yorker,
26 May 2025
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The scene at the start of the episode, when Dina takes Ellie’s shirt off to tend to her wounds and Ellie confesses to Dina about what Joel did, is so sweet and vulnerable.—
Adam B. Vary,
Variety,
26 May 2025
Verb
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Hanging inside of it after Saturday’s game: the white wrestling belt awarded after each win to the team’s hitter of the game.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
25 May 2025
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The Foundation is awarding just over $782,000 to support 32 summer programs throughout Greater Hartford, officials said.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
24 May 2025
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Their next move is to petition congressional lawmakers to explicitly write GISS's funds into an appropriations bill.—
Joanna Thompson,
Space.com,
28 May 2025
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In 2019, during the country’s longest government shutdown, Duffy voted against a transportation and housing appropriations bill that would have provided funding for the FAA but also included many provisions unrelated to air traffic control.—
Suzanne Rowan Kelleher,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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Caltrans’ parent agency, the California State Transportation Agency, has acknowledged this phenomenon.—
Ariane Lange,
Sacbee.com,
3 June 2025
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Following reporting by The Times, the State Bar acknowledged receiving more than 200 complaints against Girardi dating to the 1980s.—
Harriet Ryan,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2025
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“Grant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grant. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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