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noun

plural of grant

as in subsidies

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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grants

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verb

present tense third-person singular of grant

as in admits

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 confers

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 grants

Noun

Eventually, nearly 40 states and some 80 countries and territories were offering film incentives in the form of transferable tax credits, grants or rebates. — Stacy Perman, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026 Scholarships, grants, employer assistance and apprenticeships may cover some or even all of your education costs without adding to your student loan debt. — Faith Wakefield, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026 Those grants were thoroughly reviewed and vetted by the previous board, Harney said. — Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026 The 78-year-old had been indicted in April on charges related to what prosecutors said was a scheme to thwart public records requests received by the agency beginning in April 2020 related ⁠to Covid-19 research grants. — Reuters, NBC news, 19 Aug. 2026 It was converted from a former Wells Fargo bank branch with about $100,000 in community redevelopment grants from the city of Pompano Beach. — CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026 Green said the nonprofit sector employs almost 10% of California’s workforce and generates more than $450 billion in annual revenue, about a third of which comes from public grants and contracts. — Naomi Taxay, Sacbee.com, 19 Aug. 2026 Supported by government grants and patents, the team built the first Sonablate device to treat prostate conditions using sound waves. — Chase Jordan august 19, Charlotte Observer, 19 Aug. 2026 Johnson County covers the cost of the program through the mental health center’s funding from grants, Medicaid revenue and private foundations. — Julianna Mejia, Kansas City Star, 13 Aug. 2026

Verb

Its Golden Visa program grants a five-year renewable residence permit (with no requirement to live there full-time) with a property investment as low as €250,000 ($290,000). — Amelia Mularz, Architectural Digest, 20 Aug. 2026 The Constitution grants Congress power to assign letters of marque , not the President. — Jill Goldenziel, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026 Established in 1987, Panama’s indefinite Pensionado Visa grants permanent residency to foreign nationals who can prove a lifetime monthly income or pension of at least $1,000 a month. — Brittany Chang, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Aug. 2026 Unlike most of their heroic peers, they are born with an X-gene that awakens around puberty and grants extraordinary abilities. — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Aug. 2026 In cases where the court grants pretrial diversion to a defendant suffering from a mental disorder, the measure would have required the court to conduct an additional hearing if requested by either party. — Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 14 Aug. 2026 While Josh Kushner avoids the spotlight and rarely grants interviews, the success of his venture capital investment firm, Thrive Capital, has boosted him to mogul status in the past few years. — ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026 Fans can secure tickets to Global Citizen Festival by entering a free ticket lottery or by making a $25 charitable donation, which instantly grants them a ticket. — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2026 Fans can secure tickets to Global Citizen Festival by entering a free ticket lottery, or by making a $25 charitable donation, which instantly grants them a ticket. — Larisha Paul, VIBE.com, 13 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for grants

Noun

Jeffries vowed to reverse cuts to Medicaid and Affordable Care Act subsidies should Democrats retake the House majority in November.

— Kiara Moore, The Washington Examiner, 16 Aug. 2026
The state is often not an effective allocator of capital; in recent years, driven by government subsidies and centralised production goals, supply has massively outpaced demand in the real estate and green tech sectors.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of subsidies

Verb

Misadventure and misbehavior leave him stranded on the porch of a sympathetic chef and restaurateur (Antonio Banderas), whose kitchen offers a tumult of volatile personalities and whose soulful wisdom confers a sense of adult responsibilities.

— Sheldon Pearce, New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2026
This is tied to their motion or degrees of freedom inside the crystalline material, which also confers multiple flavors or spin patterns to the excitons.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of confers

Noun

Some addicts learned to game the system by obtaining daily allotments of hydromorphone pills—15 or more a day was typical—and then selling them to dealers in exchange for stronger fentanyl concoctions.

— Michael Powell, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026
These phones have different sizes and shapes, different memory and storage allotments, and different camera systems.

— Florence Ion, PC Magazine, 24 July 2026

Definition of allotments

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Emerald Isle, North Carolina, confesses its obvious charms—brilliant blue-green waters, a verdant maritime forest, and lush marshes—in its name.

— Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 7 July 2026
Then Armand confesses to Molloy that, actually, he’s been in love with him for decades.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 July 2026

Definition of confesses

Verb

The Colorado Housing and Finance Authority, a statewide housing finance authority that awards those credits to developers, lobbied Congress for the change.

— Solomon Greene, The Conversation, 14 Aug. 2026
The Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO) awards a total of over $2 million in prize money to teams and riders throughout the three-week race.

— Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 26 July 2026

Definition of awards

Verb

Britt acknowledges the ask of his administration and community to further elevate the program and reach his goal of being one of the top 25 programs in the country.

— Jack Leo, AJC.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Haver also acknowledges the generational gap in fitness advice.

— Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of acknowledges

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Armstrong gives the Chiefs a tall target among a shorter group, and his potential as a red zone blocker should only help his case to make the 53-man roster.

— Jesse Newell, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
The relaxed fit gives it a cool, chameleon-like quality that works for everything from city strolls to upscale dinners.

— Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 15 Aug. 2026

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