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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
Medicare has spent more than a decade moving away from fee-for-service to pay-for-results, and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services now aims to have all beneficiaries in accountable care relationships by 2030.
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Caroline Whistler, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
From there, people can begin to look at titling assets and designate beneficiaries while also learning how assets pass (through probate or outside of probate) at death and to whom with different titlings and beneficiaries.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 14 May 2026
Nearly half of Americans despise them, seeing the wealthy as the beneficiaries of a corrupt system who got rich at their expense.
—Allison Schrager, Twin Cities, 13 May 2026
Advocates for people in Medicaid would prefer that the federal government exempt specific patient populations from new requirements that able-bodied adult Medicaid beneficiaries work at least 20 hours a week, or be in school or volunteer for community service.
—John Wilkerson, STAT, 12 May 2026
The amount beneficiaries receive varies based on several factors, including the number of people filing.
—Adisa Hargett-Robinson, The Washington Examiner, 10 May 2026
Instead, the Clippers walk away with the heist of the century via Indiana, while the Wizards become the last beneficiaries of a dying system.
—Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 10 May 2026
However, that’s not true for non-spouse beneficiaries who inherit HSAs.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 9 May 2026
Fidelity’s guidance on finances after divorce warns that neglecting to update beneficiaries on bank and retirement accounts and life insurance policies is a common error, and that those designations can supersede wills and trusts.
—Rebecca L. Palmer, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 May 2026
Caroline Whistler, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
From there, people can begin to look at titling assets and designate beneficiaries while also learning how assets pass (through probate or outside of probate) at death and to whom with different titlings and beneficiaries.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 14 May 2026
Nearly half of Americans despise them, seeing the wealthy as the beneficiaries of a corrupt system who got rich at their expense.
—Allison Schrager, Twin Cities, 13 May 2026
Advocates for people in Medicaid would prefer that the federal government exempt specific patient populations from new requirements that able-bodied adult Medicaid beneficiaries work at least 20 hours a week, or be in school or volunteer for community service.
—John Wilkerson, STAT, 12 May 2026
The amount beneficiaries receive varies based on several factors, including the number of people filing.
—Adisa Hargett-Robinson, The Washington Examiner, 10 May 2026
Instead, the Clippers walk away with the heist of the century via Indiana, while the Wizards become the last beneficiaries of a dying system.
—Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 10 May 2026
However, that’s not true for non-spouse beneficiaries who inherit HSAs.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 9 May 2026
Fidelity’s guidance on finances after divorce warns that neglecting to update beneficiaries on bank and retirement accounts and life insurance policies is a common error, and that those designations can supersede wills and trusts.
—Rebecca L. Palmer, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for beneficiaries
Noun
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The commission will have the authority to issue both monetary awards and formal apologies to claimants.—
Nandika Chatterjee,
Time,
18 May 2026
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More than $1 million has reportedly been paid to rancher claimants for wildlife depredation.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
18 May 2026
Noun
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Jonathan Andic is the eldest of Isak Andic's three children and one of his father's heirs.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
19 May 2026
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Although Gold’s deal with Amazon MGM has just been officially signed, she’s been keeping an eye out for potential heirs to Daniel Craig for quite a while.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
16 May 2026
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“Beneficiaries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beneficiaries. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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