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 money would go to government agencies like local school districts, libraries and the county, with the Independence School district as its main beneficiary.
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Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 27 Feb. 2026
That includes the 24% controlled by Peter Seidler’s trust, of which his widow, Sheel, and their three children are the beneficiaries.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
One of the potential beneficiaries is Robert Lillis.
—Joe Palca, NPR, 26 Feb. 2026
The organization was only aware of a handful of DACA beneficiaries being deported until Wednesday, said Juliana Macedo do Nascimento, a spokesperson for United We Dream.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 25 Feb. 2026
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Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 27 Feb. 2026
That includes the 24% controlled by Peter Seidler’s trust, of which his widow, Sheel, and their three children are the beneficiaries.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
One of the potential beneficiaries is Robert Lillis.
—Joe Palca, NPR, 26 Feb. 2026
The organization was only aware of a handful of DACA beneficiaries being deported until Wednesday, said Juliana Macedo do Nascimento, a spokesperson for United We Dream.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 25 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beneficiary
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Some, like Espinoza, continued to give asylum claimants and their lawyers 10 days or more to respond to a motion from DHS to dismiss their cases.—
Caroline Kubzansky,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Mar. 2026
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For 10 years — and counting — lawyers and judges have attempted to determine what claimants are due and whether Pacquiao in particular suffered reputational damage along the way.—
Senior Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Feb. 2026
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Toberoff says he's never reneged on a deal and sees his work as merely enforcing rights Congress gave authors and their heirs under the copyright act.—
Tom Dotan,
Vanity Fair,
23 Feb. 2026
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The triumphant moment is undercut with a brief ending scene involving Prince Maekar (Sam Spruell), Egg's dad and the new heir to the Iron Throne following the death of Baelor.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Feb. 2026
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As each assignee struggles under the weight of conscience, coercion, and fear, the darkly satirical story examines who draws society’s moral lines, who enforces them, and what happens when they are crossed under extreme pressure.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
27 Feb. 2026
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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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The announcement will be a key moment of the festival, and attendees are invited to join the celebration and discover this year’s grantee in person.—
PhotoVogue,
Vogue,
23 Feb. 2026
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Because Scott’s gifts are unrestricted—meaning the donation can be used at the discretion of the grantee—there’s no concrete evidence that Scott’s 2021 or 2025 donations went directly to SJP or AMP.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Beneficiary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beneficiary. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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