bestower

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bestower
Noun
  • Two-thirds of givers admit to procrastinating family wealth-transfer conversations, according to a national RBC Wealth Management survey.
    Medora Lee, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Three-quarters of Forbes 400 listees have given less than 5% of their fortunes to charity, though some top givers such as George Soros and Warren Buffett have given away more than 20%.
    Forbes Press Releases, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Signed last week, on the same day that the Department of Justice indicted James Comey, it is designed to facilitate the transfer of a social-media platform with a hundred and seventy million American users to a consortium that features several of the President’s political and financial benefactors.
    John Cassidy, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
  • That means, for tax purposes, the value of the home resets to its market value on the date your benefactor died.
    Steve Hruby, Cincinnati Enquirer, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In Carroll, Iowa, a fourth‑generation newspaper publisher named Doug Burns joined forces with the Democratic California congressman Ro Khanna to ask Khanna’s Silicon Valley donors to help Iowa’s newspapers by putting $4 million toward a project to combat misinformation.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Prior to the latest round of attacks, European donors were steadily closing the gap between available funding and equipment, and what Ukraine’s energy ministry has requested.
    Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Elias Pettersson, 21, was a third-pair standout down the stretch after being named an AHL All-Star and will be a full-time NHL contributor this year.
    Harman Dayal, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The Casper is best for hot sleepers on the hunt for a good cooling pillow, as contributor Madeleine Luckel experienced firsthand.
    Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 6 Oct. 2025
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“Bestower.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bestower. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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