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Recent Examples of bequeath
The Oilers bought out the final three seasons of the five-year $25-million contract that Holland bequeathed on goaltender Jack Campbell in 2022.
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Carol Schram, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
In 1937, the major American collector Andrew Mellon bequeathed two Vermeers to the National Gallery, which, despite the promises of Wilhelm von Bode of Berlin’s Kaiser-Friedrich-Museum and Wilhelm Martin of the Mauritshuis—titans of the European museum world—also turned out to be imitations.
—Kristian Vistrup Madsen, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
Walter bequeaths Iris his Great Dane, a massive bummer of a canine who keeps sinking deeper into despair over the loss of his companion.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2025
López Obrador bequeathed a great many vulnerabilities to his successor.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 28 Mar. 2025
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Carol Schram, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
In 1937, the major American collector Andrew Mellon bequeathed two Vermeers to the National Gallery, which, despite the promises of Wilhelm von Bode of Berlin’s Kaiser-Friedrich-Museum and Wilhelm Martin of the Mauritshuis—titans of the European museum world—also turned out to be imitations.
—Kristian Vistrup Madsen, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
Walter bequeaths Iris his Great Dane, a massive bummer of a canine who keeps sinking deeper into despair over the loss of his companion.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2025
López Obrador bequeathed a great many vulnerabilities to his successor.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 28 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bequeath
Verb
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Only three of the top seven players in the world are left in the draw.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
5 July 2025
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Capital Gains: Stability Reigns Surprisingly, the legislation leaves capital gains rates untouched.—
Robert Daugherty,
Forbes.com,
5 July 2025
Verb
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Although Matthew knows better, his fears recur: Does his fumbling with the lines signal the beginning of Alzheimer’s, dementia? Some days, his spin on life is triumphant, if willed: Still kicking!—
Han Ong,
New Yorker,
22 June 2025
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And Matthews looked like a leader, willing his team to a win.—
James Mirtle,
New York Times,
17 May 2025
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“Bequeath.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bequeath. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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