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as in donates
to make a present of
bestowed a new car on their son for graduation
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as in accommodates
to provide with living quarters or shelter
eventually the refugee family was bestowed in its own apartment
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Recent Examples of bestows
The pastel colorway, which also includes a warm blue and a mushroom hue bestows a sort of quiet luxury to your chamber.
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Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 20 Sep. 2025
This vibrant woman, with her theatrical past, bestows a previously unknown glamour and excitement to David’s world.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 5 Aug. 2025
Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 20 Sep. 2025
This vibrant woman, with her theatrical past, bestows a previously unknown glamour and excitement to David’s world.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bestows
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Today, the company plants a tree for every child born to a Zegna employee, donates flowerbeds in the Piazza Duomo in Milan and revitalizes public parks in Palm Beach and Boston, among other things.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
23 Sep. 2025
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Whether someone attends an event, visits the gallery, or donates to a charity, Joan emphasizes the importance of staying in touch.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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The boot has a low, suede upper, but a thick rubber outsole that accommodates rougher, wetter environments than the thinner outsole on the Classic Minis.—
Izzy Baskette,
PEOPLE,
23 Sep. 2025
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Quince’s Best-Sellers Shop offers a wide range of travel essentials, including an All-Day Neoprene Duffle Bag that accommodates a 16-inch laptop.—
Destinee Scott,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Sep. 2025
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If the thought of budgeting gives you a headache, there's another way to approach managing your money without tracking every expense or obsessing over spreadsheets.—
Andreina Rodriguez,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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Mercifully, Marlon gives Lee a chance to prove he can be trusted.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
1 Oct. 2025
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History and intellectualism meet in Boston, where Puritan roots and events of the American Revolution have given way to a city that houses more than its fair share of universities, bookstores, and coffee shops.—
Kori Perten,
AFAR Media,
24 Sep. 2025
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Nestled in north Phoenix, the museum houses over 13,000 instruments from more than 200 countries.—
Tiffany Acosta,
AZCentral.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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In fact, Kira also volunteers as a therapy dog at nursing homes and at the University of West Florida.—
Jen Reeder,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Anne Howard, 38, a social worker who volunteers with the Wendt Center, empathizes.—
David Oliver,
USA Today,
5 Aug. 2025
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The former gives concrete structure to Trump’s older ideas to develop the Gaza Strip as a real estate venture; the latter provides a framework for an international military force that would police the strip for the foreseeable future.—
Asher Kaufman,
The Conversation,
30 Sep. 2025
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Powerback Rehabilitation, which provides services at Town Village retirement community in Leawood, challenged the broad religious exemption by suing the Kansas Department of Labor.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
29 Sep. 2025
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Restructuring on this scale presents immense challenges for employees.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
27 Sep. 2025
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Watching the Ryder Cup at an open-air golf course presents a whole different challenge, and attendees were warned to be ready for an intense security operation on Friday.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
26 Sep. 2025
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Kumar contributes product intuition, distribution expertise, and a sharp focus on growth mechanics, having built the initial traffic channels and early monetization experiments.—
Jon Stojan,
USA Today,
25 Sep. 2025
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The America has been conducting two major patrols per year, a heavy operational tempo that contributes to the sort of maintenance issues that will be fixed at NASSCO.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Bestows.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bestows. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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