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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
Justin Davidson, Curbed, 1 Apr. 2026
Diagnostic mastery, Dhaliwal illustrates, is not a mysterious gift bestowed on a talented few.
—Alexandra Sifferlin, The Atlantic, 31 Mar. 2026
The announcement comes at a moment when calls for reform at fine-dining institutions and the awards bestowed on them have become a flashpoint.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
Grammy-winning singer-songer writer John Mellencamp will be bestowed with the Icon Award.
—Annie Harrigan, Billboard, 25 Mar. 2026
Trump bestowed the honor during his first term in office in 2018.
—Isabella Murray, ABC News, 23 Mar. 2026
The flat is centrally located in the City of the Popes, a moniker bestowed upon Avignon for having briefly served as the seat of the papacy from 1309 to 1377 (a big Catholic drama—ask me about it over a glass of Lillet).
—Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Mar. 2026
Taylor was attempting to join her castmates onstage after the 2025 movie won Best Picture, one of six awards bestowed on the dark comedy-action film, when the guard allegedly accosted her and Abdy, reported TMZ.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 16 Mar. 2026
Blessedly, Washington’s triumph was on the same night the Academy bestowed Poitier with an Honorary Award – presented by Washington himself.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 16 Mar. 2026
Verb
The reputations of Frank Gehry, Zaha Hadid, Rem Koolhaas, Shigeru Ban, Bernard Tschumi, Alvaro Siza, and Tadao Ando do not depend on the one or two buildings each of them have bestowed on New York.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 1 Apr. 2026
Diagnostic mastery, Dhaliwal illustrates, is not a mysterious gift bestowed on a talented few.
—Alexandra Sifferlin, The Atlantic, 31 Mar. 2026
The announcement comes at a moment when calls for reform at fine-dining institutions and the awards bestowed on them have become a flashpoint.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
Grammy-winning singer-songer writer John Mellencamp will be bestowed with the Icon Award.
—Annie Harrigan, Billboard, 25 Mar. 2026
Trump bestowed the honor during his first term in office in 2018.
—Isabella Murray, ABC News, 23 Mar. 2026
The flat is centrally located in the City of the Popes, a moniker bestowed upon Avignon for having briefly served as the seat of the papacy from 1309 to 1377 (a big Catholic drama—ask me about it over a glass of Lillet).
—Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Mar. 2026
Taylor was attempting to join her castmates onstage after the 2025 movie won Best Picture, one of six awards bestowed on the dark comedy-action film, when the guard allegedly accosted her and Abdy, reported TMZ.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 16 Mar. 2026
Blessedly, Washington’s triumph was on the same night the Academy bestowed Poitier with an Honorary Award – presented by Washington himself.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 16 Mar. 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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Falzone electronically donated $500 to Tucker’s campaign, Carney said, citing state campaign finance records.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Apr. 2026
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Helen and Jacob Shaham donated $15 million, and the Cancer & Blood Disorders Institute now bears their name.—
Najahe Sherman,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The image appears to show the bottom of Orion's service module where its main engine and auxiliary thrusters are housed.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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And, most people who are living on the street are actively trying to become housed.—
Benjamin F. Henwood,
The Conversation,
2 Apr. 2026
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Susan volunteered at Glide, which is home to a host of social justice and community services, including daily free food assistance, helping people transition out of homelessness, and addiction recovery programs.—
Jacqueline Munis,
Fortune,
1 Apr. 2026
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Ryan, and his 6-year-old brother, have volunteered with Habitat for Humanity, a favorite of the Carters, and Ryan regularly requests a night's reading material to contain information on former presidents, according to videos posted by his mother.—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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Tehran’s response to the US and Israeli war has shattered any remaining belief in the Gulf that the Iranian regime could be accommodated.—
Mohammed Sergie,
semafor.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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The cabin layout that produced the fastest evacuation time accommodated a total of 152 passengers with two rows of first-class seats at the front, and 30 elderly passengers evenly distributed throughout the cabin.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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The baroness gave Epstein interior design tips and picked out antique furniture and vases worth more than $500,000 for the financier to buy for his properties.—
Shirsho Dasgupta,
Miami Herald,
7 Apr. 2026
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Artemis 2 looped around the moon's far side today (April 6), in a nearly seven-hour encounter that gave its four astronauts views of Earth's nearest neighbor that human eyes had never seen before.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
7 Apr. 2026
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His official complaint has been lodged with the judges of the French War Crimes Unit and concerns Israel’s bombing of a residential building in Beirut on November 26 2024, which killed seven civilians.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
2 Apr. 2026
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Aerial footage of the aftermath showed wreckage scattered across the roof, including the plane’s right wing still lodged in the roof, while the fuselage sat crumpled in the backyard.—
Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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At the sentencing, prosecutors also presented evidence regarding Gardner’s involvement in the fatal shooting of Okeson-Haberman, according to the news release.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
7 Apr. 2026
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The push came a day after attorneys for Duran presented the judge with a petition signed by more than 11,000 law enforcement officers from around the globe requesting no jail time for the narcotics cop.—
Sheetal Banchariya,
New York Daily News,
7 Apr. 2026
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