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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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Customs and Border Protection awarded nearly $14 billion — about 73% of the value of the contracts — to just two: Fisher’s firm and Barnard Construction, based in Montana.

From Salon • May 25, 2026

Those funds would be awarded to different states to replace lead service lines, the EPA statement said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

Shares got a boost on news that the company was awarded External link a $90 million contract to build satellites for the U.S.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

Also being awarded the Fellowship was Radiohead's lead singer Thom Yorke.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

That day, President Obama awarded me the highest honor our nation can award a civilian: the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson