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
William inherited the piece after her death in 1997, eventually bequeathing it to his wife.
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Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
17 June 2026
The Cubs bequeathing the dubious distinction of the sport’s longest title drought to Cleveland.
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Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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.
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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.
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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.
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Stephanie Rafanelli,
Condé Nast Traveler,
8 May 2023
Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
17 June 2026
The Cubs bequeathing the dubious distinction of the sport’s longest title drought to Cleveland.
—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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
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The case was initiated in August by an asylum-seeker from Guatemala who was arrested after leaving a routine immigration hearing in San Francisco and then held without access to adequate hygiene, sanitation, medical care and legal advice, according to the complaint.
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The 'new normal' The threats facing high-profile events in 2026 differ from those held in recent decades as technology has quickly evolved, experts said, leaving law enforcement agencies working to catch up.
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“Bequeathing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bequeathing. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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