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bestowal

noun

Definition of bestowal

as in gift

something given to someone without expectation of a return the company's annual Yuletide bestowals include a holiday party and substantial bonuses

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Recent Examples of bestowal Leo is no stranger to a personalized bestowal, particularly of the Chicago variety. — Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2026 The bestowal of titles is a centuries-old practice in the royal family. — Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 29 Nov. 2025 That list had some of the feeling of the bestowal of the King’s birthday honors, except that nearly everyone on it had been charged with a federal crime. — Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 16 Nov. 2025 Love is impartial and universal in its adaptation and bestowals. — David C. Kennedy, Christian Science Monitor, 16 Sep. 2025 If George becomes heir to the throne before finishing school, William may delay any bestowal of the Prince of Wales title. — Simon Perry, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025

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Palestinians possess no natural gift for grief and there is nothing beautiful about enduring destruction and death.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
The children were learning how to make gift bags and perfume, a free workshop that offered them a brief respite from Cuba's realities.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026

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The opposition appears to have only solidified two months before the midterm elections, despite significant donations that crypto groups have given to some Democrats in recent years.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026
The nearly 97,000-square-foot complex, which includes biology and chemistry laboratories, a planetarium and an observatory, was built with the help of a $9 million donation from Tschannen, The Bee previously reported.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 15 Sep. 2026

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As some selectors are being eliminated so is the traditional system of presentation.

— Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026
The road to the end of the very long Emmy season takes place over most of your Labor Day holiday weekend with the two-night presentation of what were formerly called the Creative Arts Emmy Awards but now are simply being called the Emmy Awards.

— Pete Hammond, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2026

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