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to give by means of a will
having no heir, he bequeathed his house to his local church
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Recent Examples of bequeathed
Complicating matters further, Charles has bequeathed his school to his frenemy Magneto.
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Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Jan. 2026
Given to Princess Mary as a wedding gift by the County of Lincoln, it was later bequeathed to Queen Elizabeth.
—Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 18 Jan. 2026
His mother bequeathed to him her fierceness.
—Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
Leon's children filed a civil lawsuit in the Clark County Circuit Court in 2024 claiming that Jamey took money that was bequeathed to them after their father's death in 2018.
—Lillian Metzmeier, Louisville Courier Journal, 14 Nov. 2025
In turn, these Asian economies bequeathed textiles and other light industries to China.
—Andy Browne, semafor.com, 13 Nov. 2025
But her throne was practically washed away when her late husband Skeet (Bruce Dern) bequeathed his estate to his daughter, Linda (Laura Dern).
—Erin Jensen, USA Today, 11 Nov. 2025
There are also wooden pews made for the school’s Bond Chapel and 72,000 glass slides from the art-history department, all of which were bequeathed to Gates over the years.
—Elizabeth Cantrell, Travel + Leisure, 26 Sep. 2025
Following her death in 2022, the tiara was bequeathed to Queen Camilla.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2025
Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Jan. 2026
Given to Princess Mary as a wedding gift by the County of Lincoln, it was later bequeathed to Queen Elizabeth.
—Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 18 Jan. 2026
His mother bequeathed to him her fierceness.
—Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
Leon's children filed a civil lawsuit in the Clark County Circuit Court in 2024 claiming that Jamey took money that was bequeathed to them after their father's death in 2018.
—Lillian Metzmeier, Louisville Courier Journal, 14 Nov. 2025
In turn, these Asian economies bequeathed textiles and other light industries to China.
—Andy Browne, semafor.com, 13 Nov. 2025
But her throne was practically washed away when her late husband Skeet (Bruce Dern) bequeathed his estate to his daughter, Linda (Laura Dern).
—Erin Jensen, USA Today, 11 Nov. 2025
There are also wooden pews made for the school’s Bond Chapel and 72,000 glass slides from the art-history department, all of which were bequeathed to Gates over the years.
—Elizabeth Cantrell, Travel + Leisure, 26 Sep. 2025
Following her death in 2022, the tiara was bequeathed to Queen Camilla.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bequeathed
willed
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The Ducks are buoyed by a strong start, the Jets are greatly underachieving but have the track record, the Sharks are being willed into the mix by Macklin Celebrini’s star power, and the Predators have reinvented their game back to competitiveness.—
Dom Luszczyszyn,
New York Times,
8 Jan. 2026
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Has Quinn Ewers willed it alive?—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
28 Dec. 2025
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“Bequeathed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bequeathed. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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