Thesaurus results for BEQUEATHING

bequeathing

verb

Definition of bequeathing next

present participle of bequeath

as in leaving

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 bequeathing Effectively, Newsom’s slow roll protects him from taking any meaningful actions, thus bequeathing reparations to his successor, like his many other unresolved California issues. —

Dan Walters, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025 Rewriting society’s decision-making Unlike biased pundits who hem, haw and hedge their bets, Web3 prediction markets cut through noise, bequeathing a signal that feeds into pricing mechanisms themselves. —

Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2025 The Romans christened it Insula Minor, Lesser Island, as if forever bequeathing it plain-Jane status next to Ibiza and Mallorca, its alluring Balearic sisters. —

Stephanie Rafanelli, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 May 2023

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bequeathing

leaving

Verb

Cotter received a two-minute penalty for goaltender interference, and Shesterkin and Markström were given two-minute penalties for leaving the crease and five minutes for fighting.

— Peter Baugh, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2026
Lee Ginsberg is leaving film and television public relations firm Ginsberg / Libby to become an independent awards consultant.

— Marc Malkin, Variety, 31 Mar. 2026