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
The cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, for retirees and disabled beneficiaries is financed by payroll taxes collected from workers and their employers, up to a certain annual salary, which is slated to increase to $184,500 in 2026, from $176,100 in 2025.
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Preston Fore, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2025
There are currently about 71 million Social Security beneficiaries and 75 million Supplemental Security Income beneficiaries, with some Americans receiving benefits from both.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 24 Oct. 2025
Other beneficiaries will begin receiving the increase in January, when other changes take effect, such as the rise in the maximum taxable earnings subject to the Social Security tax, from $176,100 to $184,500.
—Sarah Moreno, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
The biggest, richest, most powerful clubs — the ones that will inevitably be the main beneficiaries if this takes hold — are making far more money than ever before.
—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
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Preston Fore, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2025
There are currently about 71 million Social Security beneficiaries and 75 million Supplemental Security Income beneficiaries, with some Americans receiving benefits from both.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 24 Oct. 2025
Other beneficiaries will begin receiving the increase in January, when other changes take effect, such as the rise in the maximum taxable earnings subject to the Social Security tax, from $176,100 to $184,500.
—Sarah Moreno, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
The biggest, richest, most powerful clubs — the ones that will inevitably be the main beneficiaries if this takes hold — are making far more money than ever before.
—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beneficiary
Noun
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In October 2024, there were 43,250,829 claimants.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Oct. 2025
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However, eligible claimants will have to wait until July 23, 2026, to submit the claim.—
Paige Moore,
AZCentral.com,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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That line belongs to Triss Merigold, who is shocked when Yennefer pulls a small jade statue out of her decolletage and transforms it back into Francesca Findabair, the elven queen still grieving the loss of both her husband and her infant heir.—
Scott Meslow,
Vulture,
30 Oct. 2025
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Angela Weiss | Afp | Getty Images The Lauder family, heirs to the Estee Lauder fortune, have given over $2 million to anti-Mamdani committees.—
Robert Frank,
CNBC,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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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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The grantee is the person who is instructed to receive the assets from the trust (aka, the beneficiary).—
Jasmin Suknanan,
CNBC,
29 Oct. 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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“Beneficiary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beneficiary. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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