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A benefactor may be involved in almost any field. One may endow a scholarship fund; another may give money to expand a library; still another may leave a generous sum to a hospital in her will. The famous benefactions of John D. Rockefeller included the gifts that established the University of Chicago, the Rockefeller Foundation, and Rockefeller University. Many benefactors have reported that giving away their money turned out to be the most rewarding thing they ever did.
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With the help of a rich benefactor he set up a charity.
an anonymous benefactor gave the school a dozen new computers
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The gifts have come from individual donors and corporate benefactors such as JBL, which has provided speakers and equipment, as well as guitar makers Fender and Gibson, among others.
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Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2026
His experiments are saved by Henrich Harlander (Christoph Waltz), a wealthy benefactor who funds Victor's work.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Mar. 2026
As one of South Africa’s most daring new voices, Meekaeel Adam makes his directorial debut in this gripping story, set in 1846, of a Dutch-Afrikaans family and their British benefactor who make the perilous journey across the Kalahari Desert, watched over by two shapeshifting spirits.
—Thinus Ferreira, Variety, 6 Mar. 2026
Conditions in the country have deteriorated rapidly since the US toppled former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, Cuba’s main benefactor at the time of his capture.
—Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 3 Mar. 2026
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Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2026
His experiments are saved by Henrich Harlander (Christoph Waltz), a wealthy benefactor who funds Victor's work.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Mar. 2026
As one of South Africa’s most daring new voices, Meekaeel Adam makes his directorial debut in this gripping story, set in 1846, of a Dutch-Afrikaans family and their British benefactor who make the perilous journey across the Kalahari Desert, watched over by two shapeshifting spirits.
—Thinus Ferreira, Variety, 6 Mar. 2026
Conditions in the country have deteriorated rapidly since the US toppled former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, Cuba’s main benefactor at the time of his capture.
—Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 3 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for benefactor
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“Benefactor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/benefactor. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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