awards 1 of 2

noun

plural of award
1
as in prizes
something given in recognition of achievement Faye received the highest award in the 16 and under category for her poem

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2
as in decisions
a position arrived at after consideration in their award the board of arbitrators declared that both writers deserved screen credit for their contributions to the final screenplay

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awards

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of award
1
as in rewards
to give something as a token of gratitude or admiration for a service or achievement we will award the top three contestants in the essay competition

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2
as in grants
to give the ownership or benefit of (something) formally or publicly custody of the boy was awarded to the grandparents

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Recent Examples of awards
Noun
The project won the top prize at Guangxi’s provincial science and technology awards on August 24. — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026 His sporting career earned him numerous awards, including the prestigious Holmenkollen Medal in 2007. — Stefania Conrieri, Vanity Fair, 28 Aug. 2026 Swallow Wings timed the release for the awards-season peak and turned collectible artwork into one of the campaign’s central hooks. — Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 28 Aug. 2026 This is not a prediction or expectation, but all of these players are capable of winning awards. — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2026 Ahead of the awards, the inaugural BMI Foundation Babyface Award was given to songwriter and producer Rijah Banerjee. — Gail Mitchell, Billboard, 27 Aug. 2026 Fjord is likely to be part of the upcoming awards season conversation over the coming weeks and months. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2026 Every year brings a handful of new Netflix darlings — Adolescence dominated the awards circuit just last year! — Josef Adalian, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2026 These awards are presented not by the judges, but by the pageant’s sponsors. — Sarah Moreno, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026
Verb
The tour on Monday revealed plans for PGA Tour Charities ahead of the season-ending Tour Championship, which has a $40 million purse that awards $10 million to the winner. — ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026 Even if the court awards smaller damages, the states also seek an order to change how Meta’s platforms operate. — Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026 The Justice Department awards billions of dollars in federal grants each year. — Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026 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 initiative also features the CyberSafe Raffle, which awards a $10,000 grant to a school of an employee’s choice. — Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 12 Aug. 2026 What else is going on Rebecca Grossman and an ex-Dodger were found liable for the crash that killed two boys; a jury awards $176 million. — Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026 Back then, Jagland was the secretary general of the European Council and chairman of the committee that awards the Nobel peace prize. — Ola Morris Innset, The Dial, 2 June 2026 The California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) reinstituted a pilot program that awards any female athlete who finished behind Hernandez one spot higher, resulting in Hernandez sharing podium spots with females in the last two rounds of the state tournament. — Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 30 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for awards
  1. prizes
  2. decisions
  3. rewards
  4. grants
  5. accolades
  6. verdicts
  7. honors
  8. opinions
Noun
  • Four top prizes and seven $250,000 prizes remain to be claimed.
    — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Rankine won a raft of prizes, among them a MacArthur genius grant.
    — Charles Finch, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of prizes
Noun
  • The latest court decisions, however, have focused on whether Shirilla's postconviction petition was filed on time rather than the merits of those arguments.
    — Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2026
  • These decisions are not siloed within a sustainability team but are made the responsibility of commercial, sourcing, finance, and operations leaders.
    — Cleo Levin, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of decisions
Verb
  • Decisions happen inside systems shaped by who is in the room, what information reaches them, whose perspective carries the most weight and what the organization rewards.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Our expert take The Capital One Savor Student Cash Rewards Credit Card features rewards rates that match many of the top cash-back credit cards.
    — Ryley Amond,Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of rewards
Verb
  • This option also grants a handful of extra features, such as custom branding, domains, and team analytics.
    — Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 27 Aug. 2026
  • No Ivy League school, and no flagship public such as the universities of Michigan or Virginia, grants a digital humanities degree or houses a department.
    — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of grants
Noun
  • All these accolades and swift-but-eventful years later, the persona of the guy who became a wonder of the world remains intact and part of his unique appeal.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Parton provided a great example of true allyship—not the surface-level kind that many engage in for proverbial cookies, public praise and accolades.
    — Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of accolades
Noun
  • What verdicts is the jury considering in the Lindsay Clancy trial?
    — N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The jury returned majority verdicts after deliberating for six hours and 29 minutes, the outlets reported.
    — Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of verdicts
Verb
  • The money will flow to a charity called the Love Like Adam Foundation that honors a childhood friend Coker lost to hazing in 2021.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The bipartisan measure honors Jackie and proclaims that Friday September 4, 2026 is California Wildlife Day to honor her memory and celebrate the Golden State’s biodiversity.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of honors
Noun
  • The fix always seems to require better opinions, and opinions are exactly the thing that’s unreliable in the first place.
    — Rhett Power, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Eric has never shied away from expressing his opinions on the state of high school sports and how they can be improved.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of opinions

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“Awards.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/awards. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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