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someone who inherits something when someone dies
He named his only child as the beneficiary on his life insurance policy.
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Recent Examples of beneficiaries
The amount beneficiaries receive varies based on several factors, including the number of people filing.
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Asher Notheis, The Washington Examiner, 14 Mar. 2026
The people who have their hands on the switch are the beneficiaries of the system.
—Alex Crippen, CNBC, 14 Mar. 2026
Many of them live in Florida; over a third of program beneficiaries living in the state came from Haiti.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2026
Christian schools and the students who attend them are, by far, the biggest beneficiaries, according to data from Step up for Students, a non-profit organization that administers most of the program.
—Annie Martin, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Mar. 2026
The letter flagged specific areas of concern, including a high proportion of New York's Medicaid beneficiaries receiving personal care services related to daily living activities like bathing, grooming and meal preparation.
—ABC News, 4 Mar. 2026
But the biggest beneficiaries of the tax changes are, yet again, the highest earners, said Justin Fox in Bloomberg.
—The Week Us, TheWeek, 4 Mar. 2026
Backlash and beneficiaries Resident outcry against the Nebius project has been intense and sustained, with particularly vocal opposition from neighbors on Bly Road and other nearby residential streets.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 3 Mar. 2026
Retirement payments to beneficiaries who also collect SSI will be made on April 3.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
Asher Notheis, The Washington Examiner, 14 Mar. 2026
The people who have their hands on the switch are the beneficiaries of the system.
—Alex Crippen, CNBC, 14 Mar. 2026
Many of them live in Florida; over a third of program beneficiaries living in the state came from Haiti.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2026
Christian schools and the students who attend them are, by far, the biggest beneficiaries, according to data from Step up for Students, a non-profit organization that administers most of the program.
—Annie Martin, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Mar. 2026
The letter flagged specific areas of concern, including a high proportion of New York's Medicaid beneficiaries receiving personal care services related to daily living activities like bathing, grooming and meal preparation.
—ABC News, 4 Mar. 2026
But the biggest beneficiaries of the tax changes are, yet again, the highest earners, said Justin Fox in Bloomberg.
—The Week Us, TheWeek, 4 Mar. 2026
Backlash and beneficiaries Resident outcry against the Nebius project has been intense and sustained, with particularly vocal opposition from neighbors on Bly Road and other nearby residential streets.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 3 Mar. 2026
Retirement payments to beneficiaries who also collect SSI will be made on April 3.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for beneficiaries
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Some, like Espinoza, continued to give asylum claimants and their lawyers 10 days or more to respond to a motion from DHS to dismiss their cases.—
Caroline Kubzansky,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Mar. 2026
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For 10 years — and counting — lawyers and judges have attempted to determine what claimants are due and whether Pacquiao in particular suffered reputational damage along the way.—
Senior Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Feb. 2026
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Even with financial advisers helping Americans prepare both boomers and heirs for the largest wealth transfer in history, more disputes are arising, data show.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
8 Mar. 2026
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Following McNair’s death in 2018, Luck was appointed trustee and president of the McNair family’s private trust, Palmetto Trust–now at the center of a legal dispute among heirs.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Beneficiaries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beneficiaries. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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