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Recent Examples of eleemosynary Grace LeBay plays a precocious teenage granddaughter, Echo, who is a National Spelling Bee champ, winning with the word eleemosynary, from where the play gets its title. Joan Rusek, cleveland.com, 5 Aug. 2017
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Adjective
  • For estate planners, CPAs, and financial advisors, the key takeaway is that tax tools should serve philanthropic intent, not drive it.
    Matthew F. Erskine, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
  • Kraft, son of Patriots owner Robert Kraft, is the president of the New England Patriots Foundation, one of several philanthropic arms of the Kraft empire.
    Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019
Adjective
  • Plus, a charitable component will allow the good work of Pride LIVE!
    Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2025
  • Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust’s portfolio.
    Jeff Marks, CNBC, 15 May 2025

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“Eleemosynary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eleemosynary. Accessed 24 May. 2025.

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