BESTOWED (ON OR UPON) Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words

bestowed (on or upon)

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past tense of bestow (on or upon)

as in conferred (on)

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That came in $39 million above the company guidance provided in May.

— Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
These images suggest that perhaps even Mars’ dry period provided habitats for life.

— Ashwin R. Vasavada, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026

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Turkey is known to have supplied Sudan’s military with TB2 drones after the country’s current civil war began in April 2023.

— Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
The recall is connected to an ongoing multistate salmonella outbreak linked to jalapeños supplied by Coast Citrus Distributors.

— Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026

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Even Ludwig Mies van der Rohe — our high god of modern glass and steel — clad his first high-rise in 1949, the Promontory Apartments in Hyde Park, in brick.

— Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026
The deportees were clad in white, and many covered their faces out of safety as journalists filmed their arrival.

— CBS News, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of clothed

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Reaching this secluded region requires specially equipped 4x4s capable of navigating volcanic landscapes, mountain tracks, and glacial river crossings that remain inaccessible for most of the year.

— Gwen Nicol, Travel + Leisure, 29 Aug. 2026
The Ti 9 is rear-wheel drive and comes equipped with the DiSus-P Ultra hydraulic suspension.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 29 Aug. 2026

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