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Recent Examples of devisee
That can obviously set up some interesting, and potentially uncomfortable, situations for both the devisee and your surviving spouse.
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Dallas News, 20 Feb. 2022
Dallas News, 20 Feb. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for devisee
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For some Obamacare beneficiaries, premiums are expected to more than double, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation (aka KFF), a nonprofit health care research organization.—
Todd Spangler,
Freep.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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Gruden was the beneficiary of a key ruling in his case against the league in August as the Nevada Supreme Court determined that his case could proceed in court instead of arbitration.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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Sometimes, assignees need to do tasks in a certain order, and the completion of some tasks might change what future tasks entail.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
21 July 2025
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As a mere assignee of Addington's interest, BAL did not gain Addington's governance rights.—
Jay Adkisson,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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Trump and allies, meanwhile, often cast him as legatee of Reagan.—
David Jackson,
USA TODAY,
8 Sep. 2024
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Since at least World War I, some legatees of Ivy League privilege have deployed their advantages to oppose injustices and support workers, often against these defectors’ own comfortable families’ and college classmates’ interests, and often at some risk to themselves.—
Jim Sleeper,
The New Republic,
4 Sep. 2023
Noun
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The grantee is expected to finish their film within a year of receiving the funds.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
25 Sep. 2025
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Joanne Cavanaugh Simpson, MFA, is a two-time Pulitzer Center grantee and adviser.—
Brian Simpson,
NPR,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Lawyers representing Prince Harry and other high-profile figures bringing privacy lawsuits against the publisher of the Daily Mail tabloid said on Wednesday new evidence showed his brother Prince William and the heir's wife Kate were also targets.—
Michael Holden,
USA Today,
2 Oct. 2025
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The books and series follow star student Ruby and wealthy heir James Beaufort falling for each other despite their differences.—
Lexy Perez,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Oct. 2025
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The seven claimants – who include Elton John's husband David Furnish – accuse Associated Newspapers of activities such as hacking their voicemails, burglary, and obtaining their medical records by deception.—
Michael Holden,
USA Today,
2 Oct. 2025
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When that work dries up, claimants rise.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
30 Sep. 2025
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This is challenging, in part because loneliness is such a familiar theme in the 21st-century Indian American novel (blame Jhumpa Lahiri and her literary inheritors).—
Sanjena Sathian,
Vulture,
23 Sep. 2025
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Though the gardens honor the full Calder lineage, their focus is on the twentieth-century inheritor.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Devisee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/devisee. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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