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adjective

as in permitted

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verb

past tense of vouchsafe
as in had
formal + old-fashioned to give (something) to someone as a promise or a privilege He vouchsafed the secret to only a few chosen disciples.

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vouchsafed
  1. lawful
  2. had
  3. authorized
  4. granted
  5. sanctioned
  6. conceded
  7. allowed
  8. accorded
Adjective
  • Attorney General Blanche has instructed the Civil Division to identify state and local laws, policies and practices that facilitate violations of federal law or impede lawful federal operations, the department said.
    — Eric Henderson, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Minors can also temporarily possess firearms for lawful reasons, such as hunting or target practice.
    — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of lawful
Verb
  • One was Larry Page, the 53-year-old Google cofounder who had ties to California for decades and began severing them after the wealth tax proposal.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Both events revealed that the old models of long- and short-duration GRBs had holes in them.
    — Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of had
Adjective
  • An authorized person should always be able to pause or shut down a model mid-task.
    — Terrence O'Brien, The Verge, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Human commanders are expected to designate authorized targets and establish mission parameters before launch.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of authorized
Verb
  • Early American corporate charters, after all, were granted for limited public purposes and could be revoked when abused.
    — Christopher Marquis, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Court records show Ramirez appeared in court Thursday for a status hearing, and a Johnson County judge granted his attorney continuance.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of granted
Adjective
  • Another sanctioned defendant, Aslhy Javier Galeano Basurto, has also been charged in Nebraska with conspiring to provide material support to Tren de Aragua and other offenses.
    — Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Some analysts doubt a deal with Belarus, a sanctioned nation thousands of miles away, would alleviate America’s long-standing reliance on Canadian potash.
    — Matt Egan, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of sanctioned
Verb
  • Le Mans has now conceded goals in all seven of its league games this season.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Under the plea, Johnson maintained his innocence but conceded there was enough evidence to convict him.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of conceded
Adjective
  • Campbell, though, now leads the Patriots in allowed sacks with four.
    — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
Definition of allowed
Verb
  • Howard senior Ta’Shawn Poole made history in preseason as the first Macon player to be named an AJC Super 11 since the honor was first accorded in 1985.
    — Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Just as intriguing, though, is another book that is unlikely to receive the attention being accorded the best-seller by New York Times reporters Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan.
    — Roger Trapp, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
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