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as in donated
to make a present of
bestowed a new car on their son for graduation
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as in housed
to provide with living quarters or shelter
eventually the refugee family was bestowed in its own apartment
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Recent Examples of bestowed
Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
The honor will be bestowed on March 8 at the WGA Awards‘ East Coast ceremony in New York, which takes place concurrently with the WGA’s West Coast ceremony in Los Angeles.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 26 Jan. 2026
That applies to the feeling bestowed on both the audience and her characters (the good guys and the bad guys).
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 23 Jan. 2026
As previously announced, the Academy bestowed special awards upon several Hollywood professionals.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Jan. 2026
At 36 years old, Taylor Swift has become the youngest woman by nearly a decade to be bestowed with the honor.
—Rebecca Castagna, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
Further recognizing his long ties to Hollywood, Garavani received the Gold Keys to the city of Beverly Hills in 1988, one of many accolades and honors he would be bestowed during his life, from Cavaliere di Gran Croce, to Cavaliere del Lavoro and Knight of the Legion of Honor.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 19 Jan. 2026
The highest honor of the French Republic was bestowed on Rosso for his contributions to culture and fashion, in France and internationally, including through the support of Maison Margiela.
—Valentina Abate, Vogue, 13 Jan. 2026
My favorite space is the private balcony, crawling with green Spanish tile and bestowed with a bistro table and ashtray.
—Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Jan. 2026
Verb
In addition to being bestowed with the Lifetime Achievement Award in 1996, Wonder has an admirable 25 Grammys to his name.
—Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
The honor will be bestowed on March 8 at the WGA Awards‘ East Coast ceremony in New York, which takes place concurrently with the WGA’s West Coast ceremony in Los Angeles.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 26 Jan. 2026
That applies to the feeling bestowed on both the audience and her characters (the good guys and the bad guys).
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 23 Jan. 2026
As previously announced, the Academy bestowed special awards upon several Hollywood professionals.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Jan. 2026
At 36 years old, Taylor Swift has become the youngest woman by nearly a decade to be bestowed with the honor.
—Rebecca Castagna, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
Further recognizing his long ties to Hollywood, Garavani received the Gold Keys to the city of Beverly Hills in 1988, one of many accolades and honors he would be bestowed during his life, from Cavaliere di Gran Croce, to Cavaliere del Lavoro and Knight of the Legion of Honor.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 19 Jan. 2026
The highest honor of the French Republic was bestowed on Rosso for his contributions to culture and fashion, in France and internationally, including through the support of Maison Margiela.
—Valentina Abate, Vogue, 13 Jan. 2026
My favorite space is the private balcony, crawling with green Spanish tile and bestowed with a bistro table and ashtray.
—Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bestowed
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Does a user keep expressing linguistic markers throughout a given conversation?—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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Bing, for its part, went off the rails early on, prompting Microsoft to scale back both its personality and the number of questions users could ask it in a given conversation.—
Will Oremus,
Washington Post,
5 June 2023
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Community advocacy following store closures have resulted in initiatives to supplement the grocery store loss, like monthly mobile market visits and the installation of community refrigerators – a mutual aid solution that makes food and donated items available to the public at no cost.—
Everett Eaton,
jsonline.com,
3 Feb. 2026
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Epstein was known to have donated millions to a research center run by Martin Nowak, a professor of mathematics and biology at Harvard.—
Tom Bartlett,
The Atlantic,
3 Feb. 2026
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Iraq's foreign currency reserves have been housed at the United States' Federal Reserve.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 Jan. 2026
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The committee voted to fully fund payments to jails, which have housed some offenders as a backup, and for medical payments.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
29 Jan. 2026
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Shapiro volunteered at an Israeli army base in high school and worked at the Israeli embassy in Washington early in his career.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
24 Jan. 2026
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For example, when the family first started shooting together, John Adams volunteered to edit because no one had that skill.—
William Earl,
Variety,
23 Jan. 2026
Verb
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This increased the number of cases and product that could be accommodated on each pallet.—
Ken Bowles,
Forbes.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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The vehicle accommodated one adult rider, with space for 160 liters of cargo or an optional child seat behind the main seat.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
26 Jan. 2026
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Each member gave their all, giving a rousing performance that ranged from sweet and cute to jaw-droppingly sexy.—
Laura Sirikul,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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My dad also gave me some weird things to read for our little one-on-one Communist training, like Lenin’s On the National Question, which was a big ask of a twelve-year-old.—
Gaby Iori
January 27,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
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According to the sheriff's office, Waldrep is lodged at the Macomb County Jail.—
DeJanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
29 Jan. 2026
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And Patterson’s football becomes lodged many feet above the floor.—
Erik Pedersen,
Deadline,
28 Jan. 2026
Verb
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In 2010, Barack Obama presented the replacement for SORT, New START, to the Senate, where GOP hawks blocked it until Obama agreed to spend tens of billions of dollars for future nuclear-modernization programs—in effect a shakedown for the nuclear-weapons industry in exchange for ratification.—
Tom Nichols,
The Atlantic,
3 Feb. 2026
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This fall, an unusual one presented itself with a generous subsidy, making this trip particularly appealing to both students and faculty.—
Carolyn Hax,
Washington Post,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Bestowed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bestowed. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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