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as in donated
to make a present of
bestowed a new car on their son for graduation
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as in housed
to provide with living quarters or shelter
eventually the refugee family was bestowed in its own apartment
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Recent Examples of bestowed
Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 6 Apr. 2025
Alex is bestowed with the ultimate posthumous Dutton honor, a gravestone in the famed ranch cemetery for top-tier clan only.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 6 Apr. 2025
To do so now, with the freedom bestowed by her prognosis, means dating apps, random hook-ups, and lots of experimentation.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 4 Apr. 2025
In addition to the Medal of Yavin — a medal of bravery of sorts bestowed by Princess Leia on Skywalker and Han Solo for their roles in helping destroy the Death Star — the auction also featured Chewbacca’s bowcaster.
—Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2025
He also was named the 2024 Lloyd Greif Center for Entrepreneurial Studies Entrepreneur of the Year, which is considered to be the most prestigious honor bestowed by the Greif Center.
—Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 27 Mar. 2025
The Chaplin Award has been bestowed upon legendary actors and filmmakers such as Jeff Bridges, Viola Davis, Robert De Niro, Barbara Streisand, Sidney Poitier, Michael Caine, Audrey Hepburn, Robert Altman, Billy Wilder, and Elizabeth Taylor.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 27 Mar. 2025
The Rewarding Honours Powered by Camera Nazionale Della Moda, which includes a scholarship worth 5,000 euros, was bestowed on Cai for the sustainbility credentials of the collection, while Yu received the 7,000-euro cash prize awarded by Fondazione Ferragamo.
—Martino Carrera, WWD, 21 Mar. 2025
No matter the type of fish bestowed upon you by your fishmonger (tuna steaks today, mackerel tomorrow, snapper for Saturday), the right preparation will bring out its very best.
—Li Goldstein, Bon Appétit, 20 Mar. 2025
Verb
Alex is bestowed with the ultimate posthumous Dutton honor in the finale, a gravestone in the famed ranch cemetery for top-tier clan only.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 6 Apr. 2025
Alex is bestowed with the ultimate posthumous Dutton honor, a gravestone in the famed ranch cemetery for top-tier clan only.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 6 Apr. 2025
To do so now, with the freedom bestowed by her prognosis, means dating apps, random hook-ups, and lots of experimentation.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 4 Apr. 2025
In addition to the Medal of Yavin — a medal of bravery of sorts bestowed by Princess Leia on Skywalker and Han Solo for their roles in helping destroy the Death Star — the auction also featured Chewbacca’s bowcaster.
—Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2025
He also was named the 2024 Lloyd Greif Center for Entrepreneurial Studies Entrepreneur of the Year, which is considered to be the most prestigious honor bestowed by the Greif Center.
—Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 27 Mar. 2025
The Chaplin Award has been bestowed upon legendary actors and filmmakers such as Jeff Bridges, Viola Davis, Robert De Niro, Barbara Streisand, Sidney Poitier, Michael Caine, Audrey Hepburn, Robert Altman, Billy Wilder, and Elizabeth Taylor.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 27 Mar. 2025
The Rewarding Honours Powered by Camera Nazionale Della Moda, which includes a scholarship worth 5,000 euros, was bestowed on Cai for the sustainbility credentials of the collection, while Yu received the 7,000-euro cash prize awarded by Fondazione Ferragamo.
—Martino Carrera, WWD, 21 Mar. 2025
No matter the type of fish bestowed upon you by your fishmonger (tuna steaks today, mackerel tomorrow, snapper for Saturday), the right preparation will bring out its very best.
—Li Goldstein, Bon Appétit, 20 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bestowed
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Bing, for its part, went off the rails early on, prompting Microsoft to scale back both its personality and the number of questions users could ask it in a given conversation.—
Will Oremus,
Washington Post,
5 June 2023
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At any given moment, 2 million to 10 million Ukrainians have been living in freezing temperatures without electricity.—
Maham Javaid,
Washington Post,
22 Dec. 2022
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If donated, it will be restored, and researchers will seek clues, such as maker’s marks, to identify the originating blacksmith’s workshop.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Mar. 2025
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Kicking off the three-year partnership in the lead-up to this year’s 129th Boston Marathon, Clif Bar has donated 10 race bib numbers to runners who came within 10 seconds of this year’s qualifier cut-off time.—
Sportico Staff,
Sportico.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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Each brand’s implementation is a bit different, but in general, these hubs use two to 14 planetary gears housed within the hub of the rear wheel.—
Chris Cona,
ArsTechnica,
9 Apr. 2025
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The web-like blue and gold dial is housed in a 40mm case made of tantalum, a very hard, ductile, lustrous, blue-gray transition metal that is highly corrosion-resistant.—
Anthony DeMarco,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Large animals are being accommodated at the Los Angeles Equestrian Center in Burbank.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
Newsweek,
9 Jan. 2025
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However, after more than two seasons, Adams asked to be traded last September, and the Raiders eventually accommodated his request.—
Antwan Staley,
New York Daily News,
6 Jan. 2025
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Over the weekend, Hamas gave Qatar and Egypt its agreement to a proposal that resembles an offer made several weeks ago by White House envoy Steve Witkoff.—
Barak Ravid,
Axios,
31 Mar. 2025
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To do this, Congress gave the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) carte blanche to raise revenue for the USF.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The preview touches on the rage lodged at callous McVeigh.—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
10 Apr. 2025
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The charges were the first to be formally lodged by the ICC against Russian officials since the Kremlin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in 2022.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
5 Apr. 2025
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Scanlon said he’s also presented to a handful of the largest employers in the state.—
Katy Golvala,
Hartford Courant,
24 Mar. 2025
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After the game, he was presented with the team’s MVP award, given after each win, Kelly Chase’s shoulder pads, which are about 20 years older than Dvorsky, who was born in 2005.—
Jeremy Rutherford,
The Athletic,
24 Mar. 2025
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Students and teachers briefly sheltered within the building, according to school officials.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
3 Jan. 2025
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Between 1850 and 1860, it’s estimated that Harriet sheltered hundreds of people fleeing slavery.—
Olatunji Osho-Williams,
Smithsonian Magazine,
3 Jan. 2025
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“Bestowed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bestowed. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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