beneficiaries

plural of beneficiary
as in claimants
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 Another would limit COLAs paid to the highest-income beneficiaries to the COLA received by beneficiaries with lower – but still high – incomes. Medora Lee, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026 Because Medicare beneficiaries would pay less, Part D plans would have to pay more. Diane Omdahl, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026 The nobility was the first to be affected, and the bourgeoisie and the Jews seemed to be the beneficiaries of this development. Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026 Defensive midfielders finally matter Defensive midfielders have also been big beneficiaries of DEFCONs. Abdul Rehman, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026 Medicare Extra Help, formally known as the Part D Low-Income Subsidy (LIS), is a program that's intended to substantially reduce what eligible Medicare beneficiaries pay for prescription drug coverage. Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026 The Bridge program was intended to lead to Balance — a future in which GLP‑1 therapies are fully integrated into Medicare Part D coverage and accessible to the millions of beneficiaries who could benefit from them. Jeffrey Millstein, STAT, 11 Aug. 2026 Defense Department military spending rose $39 billion (5%) on personnel and R&D; Veterans Affairs outlays rose $34 billion (11%) on more beneficiaries and higher per-person costs. Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026 Mitchell Zuckerman, a cofounder of Art Market Advisors and a former Sotheby’s executive, told me that executors and beneficiaries frequently choose guarantees. Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 5 Aug. 2026
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Noun
  • Eligible claimants should have received a settlement notification via email or postcard between August and September 2022.
    Brian Sloan, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2026
  • In order to receive a payment, claimants must prove that 1) Equifax sent a credit report to a third party showing a duplication collection amount, or 2) the duplicate collection account was one of the reasons the claimant was denied credit.
    Jason Cohen, PC Magazine, 5 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The good news for younger generations is that boomers are already showering some of their money on their heirs.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Estate planning attorneys typically advise heirs to have the home appraised promptly after the owner's passing.
    Sharon Epperson,Stephanie Dhue, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2026

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“Beneficiaries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beneficiaries. Accessed 15 Aug. 2026.

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