as in claimant
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 beneficiary
There is currently no work requirement for SNAP beneficiaries with dependent children at home.
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Jay O'Brien, ABC News, 5 June 2025
For each beneficiary, the monthly benefit increases and any back payments are processed together, the Social Security official said.
—Lorie Konish, CNBC, 4 June 2025
Related Stories Jimmy Buffett had initially executed an estate plan with his wife as the sole beneficiary, most recently updating it in 2023.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 4 June 2025
Studies show cost sharing in Medicaid leads to worse access to care among beneficiaries.
—Kff Health News, Oc Register, 3 June 2025
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Jay O'Brien, ABC News, 5 June 2025
For each beneficiary, the monthly benefit increases and any back payments are processed together, the Social Security official said.
—Lorie Konish, CNBC, 4 June 2025
Related Stories Jimmy Buffett had initially executed an estate plan with his wife as the sole beneficiary, most recently updating it in 2023.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 4 June 2025
Studies show cost sharing in Medicaid leads to worse access to care among beneficiaries.
—Kff Health News, Oc Register, 3 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beneficiary
Noun
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Payments are administered in one lump sum for most recipients, but because of the large number of recipients, not every claimant receives their payment on the same date each month.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 June 2025
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Yet, Canada continues to regard the U.S. as a safe haven for refugee claimants.—
Andy J. Semotiuk,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
Noun
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The 2,000-year-old Yamato dynasty was at risk of dying without a male heir in the next generation.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
8 June 2025
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It had been put up for sale by one of Nancy Astor’s heirs.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
6 June 2025
Noun
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The result that the purchaser at the judicial sale ends up only as an assignee of the distributional rights, but without governance rights, is the result that will ordinarily be obtained outside of bankruptcy too.—
Jay Adkisson,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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As a mere assignee of Addington's interest, BAL did not gain Addington's governance rights.—
Jay Adkisson,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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The actions of the Administration to reject potential grantees for political reasons and to cut the budget to a small fraction repudiate these values.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 June 2025
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In a filing in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia late last week, however, the Labor Department argued that a district court lacked the jurisdiction to grant relief to a federal grantee seeking contractual remedy over a federal grant agreement.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
29 May 2025
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“Beneficiary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beneficiary. Accessed 22 Jun. 2025.
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