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Recent Examples of benefactor Cabinet members, appointed by and loyal to the president, are unlikely to vote against their benefactor except in the most extreme circumstances. Lynn Schmidt, Twin Cities, 19 Sep. 2025 Putnam liked that idea, and a wealthy benefactor, steel heiress Amy Phipps Guest, provided financial support for the feat—really more of a publicity stunt, since Putnam's plan, as always, was to publish a scintillating memoir of the journey. ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2025 More recently, Microsoft and OpenAI have been experiencing growing pains as OpenAI looks to break free of its benefactor and become a public company. Paulina Likos, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025 With no ground to generate revenue, and limited gate receipts, Enfield FC rely on benefactors putting large sums of money into the club — not uncommon at this level. Michael Cox, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for benefactor
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Noun
  • In the early days of college sports’ name, image and likeness era, some of the most prominent Penn State supporters — business leaders, wealthy donors, famous former members of the football program — were working to bring the Nittany Lions up to speed with the competition.
    Ralph D. Russo, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
  • In the meantime, Father Joe’s has relied on private donors to overhaul the Paul Mirabile Center.
    Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • While Paytas’ Big Broadway Dream quickly sold out the St. James Theatre, donations of $5 to $25 to the Fund enters donators will be entered for a chance to win a front row pair of tickets.
    Greg Evans, Deadline, 23 Jan. 2025
  • The new group is actively looking for volunteers, members and donators, SAMENA Collective Membership Chairman Wali Qazizada said.
    Annika Bahnsen, Orange County Register, 19 July 2024

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“Benefactor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/benefactor. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.

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