bestowed (on or upon)

verb

past tense of bestow (on or upon)
as in conferred (on)

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  1. provided
  2. supplied
  3. clothed
  4. equipped
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  • The results provided an early indication of voter support for the school board’s direction as the district faced declining enrollment and difficult budget decisions.
    — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026
  • The second provided the means to revoke trust in the digital certificate used to sign older vulnerable Windows boot managers.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of provided
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  • Despite an extensive electrification project as part of the rebuilding efforts, 40% of the market is still supplied with unsafe, bare-wire electrical connections, turning even the most basic fans and lighting into fire hazards.
    — Bella Webb, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Its dedicated charging infrastructure at Gemalink is supplied by a solar farm developed at the terminal.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of supplied
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  • Picture windows dominate the 30 ample rooms, which are pleasingly clad in unfinished wood and shocking splashes of lime.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Nov. 2026
  • The visual culminates with the sisters clad in Christmas sweaters toasting champagne.
    — Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of clothed
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  • Banks can help through grants, partnerships and appropriate credit, alongside investors equipped to finance early-stage technology risk.
    — Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Those closest to constituents were best equipped to govern them, the argument went.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 7 Nov. 2026
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“Bestowed (on or upon).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bestowed%20%28on%20or%20upon%29. Accessed 10 Nov. 2026.

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