bestowed (on or upon)

Definition of bestowed (on or upon)next
past tense of bestow (on or upon)

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Verb
  • At a time when the British elite remained fixated with Latin and Greek, the modern languages provided generations of Irishmen and women with one way of countering Anglocentrism within Irish cultural life.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Feb. 2026
  • All detainees are being provided with proper medical care.
    Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 2 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Andrew has denied preying on young women allegedly supplied to him by Epstein and has also not been criminally charged, but has been stripped of his title and evicted from his mansion near Windsor Castle because of his friendship with the fallen financier.
    Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 3 Feb. 2026
  • The group also facilitated and supplied firearms including AK‑47s, an Uzi, Tec‑9s, a Scorpion, a Grand Power pistol, silencers and ammunition, police said.
    Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • On Thursday morning, clad in his pajamas, Garcia, 55, shot both his sister and mother in back bedrooms inside the first-floor apartment before turning the gun on himself and taking his own life.
    Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Cruz, wearing a Santa hat, shimmied behind a boogieing Victoria, 51, clad in a form-fitting grey dress.
    Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Milligan officials said the fieldhouse was equipped with multiple carbon monoxide detectors that did not activate, and maintenance staff is actively investigating why the detectors did not set off alarms.
    Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 5 Feb. 2026
  • With such broad big-brand experience, Mulier may be well equipped to navigate the machinations of Versace and the Prada Group.
    Lucy Maguire, Vogue, 5 Feb. 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 8 Feb. 2026.

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