accord
verb (used without object)
to be in agreement or harmony; agree.
accorded
Example Sentences
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In the 2000s, derivatives created from subprime mortgages were accorded top credit ratings; now, the so-called illiquidity premium on portfolios of loans to small and midsize private companies is considered their secret sauce.
From Barron's ● Mar. 27, 2026
The quiet welcome accorded Trump in Tokyo on Monday is in line with the nature of the trip to Japan, Trump’s fourth as president, which is billed as a working visit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2025
Traditionally, all ex-leaders have been accorded state funerals and buried at Embassy Park, which is specifically reserved for them.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2025
Fans — many? most? all? — saw these arrests as special bad treatment accorded to a famous person, but, says Reubens, “30 years later, I still feel the effects all the time.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2025
The locket was accorded this place of honor not because it was valuable—in all usual senses it was worthless—but because of what it had cost to attain it.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
