bestowers

plural of bestower

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Noun
  • Senior members and party leaders are more likely to be givers than receivers, and members facing pressure from outside spending are more likely to attract support from their party colleagues.
    Mayank Kejriwal, The Conversation, 10 June 2026
  • Gates and Buffett co-founded the Giving Pledge The two most prominent givers on the new Forbes list, Gates and Buffett, are co-founders of the Giving Pledge, a 2010 initiative that encouraged the ultra-wealthy to divert half or more of their wealth to charity.
    Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • And then from behind him came Miuccia Prada, the co-creative director and owner of her namesake brand, one of the world’s great art collectors and high-cultural benefactors.
    Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 9 June 2026
  • The question is, will their billionaire benefactors be so quick to write checks this time after coming up short again.
    Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 5 June 2026
Noun
  • However, a victory in November may signal to Democratic voters and donors that Georgia's junior senator successfully appeals to a broad coalition and could be a viable presidential candidate.
    Jay Stahl, USA Today, 18 June 2026
  • Its financial disclosure last month included thousands of contributions from donors with the same name and street address but in different cities and states.
    Shaun Boyd, CBS News, 17 June 2026
Noun
  • Storybook performances are the heartbeat of March Madness, but unlike the actual Cinderella, college basketball teams with aspirations to make a splash in the Big Dance don’t have fairy godmothers to cover the costs of running a basketball program.
    Ralph D. Russo, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026
  • And with that, the modern Cinderella story continues—proving that sometimes, magic is less about fairy godmothers and more about persistence, pivots, and the courage to start building your own AI Agent.
    Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • But this regime is not going to be toppled by appeals to their humanity, to the angels of their better nature.
    David Remnick, New Yorker, 17 June 2026
  • Orlando’s greatest tribute to the 49 angels lost on that horrible night will be the love, kindness and compassion that define the city a decade later.
    Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 11 June 2026
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“Bestowers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bestowers. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.

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