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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
Before choosing a plan, beneficiaries should ask which services require approval and how the appeal process works.
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Eve Cunningham, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
The amount beneficiaries receive varies based on several factors, including the number of people filing.
—Britta Miller, The Washington Examiner, 6 June 2026
Disability claims can take months to clear, appeals can drag the timeline out further and retirement benefit adjustments sometimes produce retroactive payments that beneficiaries never expected.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 4 June 2026
More than a million Medicare cards with new numbers have been sent out to beneficiaries because of a security breach — but the mailing itself has some people suspicious.
—Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 4 June 2026
The primary beneficiaries of this shift are likely to be AI developers and those in control of AI infrastructure.
—Mohammad Hosseini, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2026
The company and its shareholders have become major beneficiaries of one of the biggest investment themes of this generation in the AI infrastructure buildout.
—Jay Woods, CNBC, 4 June 2026
Past beneficiaries have included local schools and families in need as well as ocean awareness non-profits.
—Sierra Knoch, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2026
Retirement payments to beneficiaries who also collect SSI will be made on April 3.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
Eve Cunningham, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
The amount beneficiaries receive varies based on several factors, including the number of people filing.
—Britta Miller, The Washington Examiner, 6 June 2026
Disability claims can take months to clear, appeals can drag the timeline out further and retirement benefit adjustments sometimes produce retroactive payments that beneficiaries never expected.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 4 June 2026
More than a million Medicare cards with new numbers have been sent out to beneficiaries because of a security breach — but the mailing itself has some people suspicious.
—Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 4 June 2026
The primary beneficiaries of this shift are likely to be AI developers and those in control of AI infrastructure.
—Mohammad Hosseini, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2026
The company and its shareholders have become major beneficiaries of one of the biggest investment themes of this generation in the AI infrastructure buildout.
—Jay Woods, CNBC, 4 June 2026
Past beneficiaries have included local schools and families in need as well as ocean awareness non-profits.
—Sierra Knoch, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 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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Nearly three-quarters of the claimants have accepted payment offers from Edison, according to the company.—
Tony Saavedra,
Daily News,
10 June 2026
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Eligible claimants could get up to $102 from the settlement, but the deadline to file is June 9.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
7 June 2026
Noun
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Analysts estimate that across the country, roughly $124 trillion in assets will move from older Americans to their heirs and charities by 2048, with boomers at the center of that transfer.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
9 June 2026
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The state holds the funds indefinitely until they’re claimed by their rightful owners (or heirs).—
Teri Sforza,
Oc Register,
8 June 2026
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“Beneficiaries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beneficiaries. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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