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past tense of bestow

bestowed

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adjective

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of bestowed
Adjective
The biggest change for Prince Andrew will be giving up his title as the Duke of York, which was bestowed upon him on his wedding day in 1986. Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025 The stars themselves are bestowed by anonymous inspectors who briefly appear on camera, but whose names, faces, and even voices are completely obscured. Laurie Woolever, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2025 In fact, sometimes, the peace prize is seemingly bestowed as a sign of approval for a break from the past. David Smilde, The Conversation, 10 Oct. 2025 Putting his hand on the young man’s head, Washington bestowed his blessing. John Swansburg, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025 The awards will be bestowed November 6 during a gala ceremony at the Beverly Hilton. Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2025 There, he had been bestowed with the rather lofty nickname of ‘the Geordie Maradona’ — something that feels increasingly merited. Paul Taylor, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025 Combining investigative journalism, DNA analysis and cinematic dramatization, the docuseries examines four competing theories about Columbus’ origins and the mystery around the titles bestowed on him by the Catholic Monarchs. Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 1 Oct. 2025 The Bicester Collection Award for Emerging Designers was bestowed to The Sake Project by Michelle Monaghan and Laurent Vinay, executive of Bicester Collection, to Ana Tafur, founder and creative director of The Sake Project. Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bestowed
Verb
  • After he was found unresponsive in his Georgia home on December 9, Smith and Thomas' father Bobby donated their son's brain to research.
    Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
  • All royalties will be donated to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA).
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Before being put on death watch, which begins seven days before execution, Djerf was at the Rincon Unit in Tucson, where all men on death row are housed.
    Elena Santa Cruz, AZCentral.com, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Departing Paris on May 4, 2026, the new three-night route will bring guests south through France and into Italy with a stop in Pompeii before continuing to Ravello for a stay at Belmond’s Caruso, a luxury hotel housed in a former 11th-century palazzo in Ravello.
    AFAR Media, AFAR Media, 17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Does a user keep expressing linguistic markers throughout a given conversation?
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
  • 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
Verb
  • Similar to what happens in the movie, Japan’s Deputy Minister Shinjiro Yamamura volunteered to take the place of the remaining hostages, and the hijackers agreed.
    Kayti Burt, Time, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Cain has also volunteered with various community organizations, such as Avenue of Life, Hope Faith Ministries and Kansas City Young Matrons, according to her profile.
    Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The airline said passengers were accommodated on another aircraft to Los Angeles later that day and United is working with its team to return the plane to service.
    Ayesha Ali, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2025
  • The trips are very short (one to two days), and my physical needs and limitations are respected and accommodated.
    R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • This week, the judges gave Andy his first 7s.
    Brianne Tracy, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
  • The first and last sentences gave me momentary pause.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The ex-councilor pleaded guilty on May 5 to two of six charges — one count of wire fraud and one count of theft concerning a federal program — that had been lodged against her in a December 2024 federal indictment.
    Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The Sankei Shimbun reported that Tokyo has lodged a protest with Moscow through diplomatic channels.
    Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Thompson’s technique and pace lived up to the hype when the club-record signing was presented to fans on the WSL opening day last month.
    Cerys Jones, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • These ideas are laid out early in the first act, when an encounter between a policeman, Olim, and a fruit-stand thief, Severin, is presented to the audience.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 16 Oct. 2025

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“Bestowed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bestowed. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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