award
verb (used with object)
to give as due or merited; assign or bestow.
awarded
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past participleof award.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof award.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
awardverb (used with object)to give as due or merited; assign or bestow.
Example Sentences
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Shortly after, the administration converted $8.9 billion in previously awarded federal support into a 9.9% stake.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
This year that title was awarded to Paris Baby, who created more than her fair share of drama across the series, in particular her spats with Staffordshire queen KY Kelly.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026
Funding came from grants awarded by the National Institute on Aging at the National Institutes of Health.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026
The 20-year-old, who was awarded $6 million damages, said she became hooked on YouTube and Instagram in grade school.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026
Durham had clasped King to its heart nearly five years before he had been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, and so residents couldn’t be blamed for assuming a proprietary interest in the reverend’s illustrious career.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
