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
Prime also has discounts for young adults and government aid beneficiaries.
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Trisha Easto, IndyStar, 8 Oct. 2025
The main beneficiary of a tighter bunch at the top?
—Mitch Sherman, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
CarbonCapture was an early beneficiary of the race by tech companies to buy carbon removal credits as a way of erasing their historic emissions, signing a deal with Microsoft back in 2023.
—Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2025
Vietnam became the largest beneficiary when footwear firms began diversifying out of China starting in 2019.
—Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2025
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Trisha Easto, IndyStar, 8 Oct. 2025
The main beneficiary of a tighter bunch at the top?
—Mitch Sherman, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
CarbonCapture was an early beneficiary of the race by tech companies to buy carbon removal credits as a way of erasing their historic emissions, signing a deal with Microsoft back in 2023.
—Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2025
Vietnam became the largest beneficiary when footwear firms began diversifying out of China starting in 2019.
—Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for beneficiary
Recent Examples of Synonyms for beneficiary
Noun
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Payments to eligible claimants will be distributed about 30 to 60 days after the final settlement approval.—
Lauren Giella,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 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
Noun
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Royal experts previously told Fox News Digital that Harry and his brother, Prince William, the heir to the throne, are still not on speaking terms.—
Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
9 Oct. 2025
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For the heir to the throne and his wife, Kate Middleton, though, change doesn’t mean upheaval but rather modernization — a monarchy more emotionally attuned and grounded in everyday life.—
Erin Hill,
PEOPLE,
8 Oct. 2025
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Sometimes, assignees need to do tasks in a certain order, and the completion of some tasks might change what future tasks entail.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
21 July 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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Palfrey noted other government funding cuts, including to the US Agency for International Development and other federal grants, have meant that organizations like the MacArthur Foundation are already racing to disburse money to their grantees to help plug the gaps.—
Vittoria Elliott,
Wired News,
2 Oct. 2025
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Branches was also named a 2024 Citi Community Progress Makers grantee, receiving $1 million over three years.—
Christina Mayo,
Miami Herald,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Beneficiary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beneficiary. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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