as in inheritance
something that is or may be inherited
left small bequests to all of her nieces and nephews
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Recent Examples of bequest
In recent months, over 100 community members — including donors, volunteers, allies and program participants — have signed an open letter to the Center’s leadership expressing concerns about governance and transparency related to the bequest.
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Ted G Callam, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
The art was uninsured under the terms of the bequest that created the museum, and empty frames now hang where art was once displayed.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 22 Mar. 2026
The collection was made possible through a major bequest to SCAD, ensuring Talley's wardrobe and archives remain part of the university's permanent collection.
—Jobina Fortson-Evans, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026
Having purchased the flat with a bequest from her great-grandmother, Diana became the landlady.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 23 Feb. 2026
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Ted G Callam, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
The art was uninsured under the terms of the bequest that created the museum, and empty frames now hang where art was once displayed.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 22 Mar. 2026
The collection was made possible through a major bequest to SCAD, ensuring Talley's wardrobe and archives remain part of the university's permanent collection.
—Jobina Fortson-Evans, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026
Having purchased the flat with a bequest from her great-grandmother, Diana became the landlady.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 23 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bequest
inheritance
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Trusts allow for detailed instructions and conditions for inheritances, covering circumstances like multiple beneficiaries, specific percentages for each heir or the death of a beneficiary.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
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Her fiction concentrates thematically upon the emotional and psychological currents traversing the bonds across lineages — whether those connections are well-wrought, addled, severed, or unknown — and the fraught business of familial inheritance.—
Rachel Vorona Cote,
Vulture,
2 June 2026
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“Bequest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bequest. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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