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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
Altogether, 82 percent of Medicare beneficiaries say affordability is the top priority when choosing a new plan and 60 percent would switch if their doctor moved out-of-network or key treatments were no longer covered, according to the poll.
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Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Medicaid and its beneficiaries, for instance, already pay some of the lowest prices for drugs.
—NPR, 10 Oct. 2025
The trust also listed multiple women with Eastern European surnames as beneficiaries.
—Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
Prime also has discounts for young adults and government aid beneficiaries.
—Trisha Easto, IndyStar, 8 Oct. 2025
Ares has been one of the key beneficiaries of the trend, having offered different types of vehicles for retail for more than two decades.
—Leslie Picker, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2025
For some Obamacare beneficiaries, premiums are expected to more than double, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation (aka KFF), a nonprofit health care research organization.
—Todd Spangler, Freep.com, 4 Oct. 2025
This includes everything from surveying and certifying nursing homes to assisting Medicaid and Medicare beneficiaries and overseeing contracts or extra payments to rural ambulance providers.
—Simon F. Haeder, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
To receive and maintain TPS, beneficiaries must pass background checks.
—Veronica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Medicaid and its beneficiaries, for instance, already pay some of the lowest prices for drugs.
—NPR, 10 Oct. 2025
The trust also listed multiple women with Eastern European surnames as beneficiaries.
—Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
Prime also has discounts for young adults and government aid beneficiaries.
—Trisha Easto, IndyStar, 8 Oct. 2025
Ares has been one of the key beneficiaries of the trend, having offered different types of vehicles for retail for more than two decades.
—Leslie Picker, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2025
For some Obamacare beneficiaries, premiums are expected to more than double, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation (aka KFF), a nonprofit health care research organization.
—Todd Spangler, Freep.com, 4 Oct. 2025
This includes everything from surveying and certifying nursing homes to assisting Medicaid and Medicare beneficiaries and overseeing contracts or extra payments to rural ambulance providers.
—Simon F. Haeder, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
To receive and maintain TPS, beneficiaries must pass background checks.
—Veronica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for beneficiaries
Noun
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That can force heirs to quickly pay off the loan, refinance or sell the house.—
Kelsey Neubauer,
CNBC,
13 Oct. 2025
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Scammers often target multiple heirs, seeking the most vulnerable respondent.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
8 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Disingenuous advertising can lure in claimants with questionable or exaggerated claims, flooding the courts with frivolous cases.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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The Detroit Free Press put together a list of questions and answers that might help claimants to understand what their case status is and what to do next.—
Adrienne Roberts,
Freep.com,
8 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Beneficiaries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beneficiaries. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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