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a gift of money or its equivalent to a charity, humanitarian cause, or public institution the generous benefaction from an anonymous donor meant the animal shelter could stay open

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Recent Examples of benefaction The evening ended with the iconic funk band The Bar-Kays bringing everyone to the dance floor for a boogie to celebrate a night of benefaction. Shelby Stewart, Essence, 5 Mar. 2024 Clear thinking, unvarnished assessments, and reference to those timeless lessons: These are the benefactions that National Review Institute brings to the public square. Peter J. Travers, National Review, 30 Dec. 2023 All the same, today Alaska’s on-a-bun benefaction is a dog made with lean, delicately gamy reindeer. J. J. Goode, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2023 But the full scale of Crow’s benefactions has never been revealed. Propublica, Dallas News, 6 Apr. 2023 But the full scale of Crow’s benefactions has never been revealed. Joshua Kaplan, Fortune, 6 Apr. 2023 Its grand eighteenth-century buildings were dominated by the huge Codrington Library, named after the West Indian slave owner whose benefaction enriched his old college. Fara Dabhoiwala, The New York Review of Books, 1 July 2021 One thing is crystal clear: This industry has been built off the backs of workers who are underpaid, who have to depend on your benefaction. Corby Kummer, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2020 Major donors to the $4-million-plus project include a royal benefaction from Jordan's King Abdullah II, and $1.3-million gift from Mica Ertegun to the World Monuments Fund in support of the project. National Geographic, 26 Oct. 2016
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Noun
  • Considering how Walker slogged through last season and how he’s bounced between the rotation and bullpen, the outing underscored his contributions over the first two months.
    Matt Gelb, New York Times, 22 May 2025
  • Outside of his contributions to the league, Irsay also made headlines for his personal life.
    Angel Saunders, People.com, 22 May 2025
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  • In 2019, the pair surprised an elementary school in Washington D.C. with charitable donations and $100,000.
    Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 16 May 2025
  • On Tuesday at Colonial, Murray’s mother, father and sister will formally make a $20,000 donation to the Ben Hogan foundation; Hogan’s father died of suicide when the future legend of golf was 9.
    Mac Engel May 16, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 May 2025

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“Benefaction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/benefaction. Accessed 25 May. 2025.

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