bestower

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bestower
Noun
  • Bezos is one of America’s top givers by dollar amount, per Forbes’ calculations, having given away more than $4 billion during his lifetime to climate, housing and education causes, as well as the Smithsonian and the Obama Foundation.
    Phoebe Liu, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
  • Besides the legal issues of accepting this gift, the giver of the gift is problematic.
    Tom Zirpoli, Baltimore Sun, 20 May 2025
Noun
  • For benefactors: • X-axis = Financial capacity • Y-axis = Ease of stewardship How many benefactors land in the upper right quadrant?
    Larry Bomback, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
  • Since its founding, White Pony has processed and passed along more than 26 million pounds of food — the equivalent of about 22 million meals — thanks to such Bay Area benefactors as Whole Foods, Starbucks and Trader Joe’s.
    Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2025
Noun
  • Four years later, the high court invalidated a limit on the amount of money a donor could contribute to federal candidates in a two-year election cycle.
    June 30, CBS News, 30 June 2025
  • Last Friday, an anonymous donor left a box containing a large fan by the front door of the First Baptist Church of Park Forest.
    Jerry Shnay, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2025
Noun
  • The top three contributors to hydroplaning are: Vehicle speed - When a vehicle's speed increases, the tire-traction grip and ability to control the vehicle decreases.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 28 June 2025
  • After considering hundreds of nominations from our readers and contributors, our editors whittled those down to this year’s magic 10.
    Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 28 June 2025
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“Bestower.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bestower. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.

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