1
as in to gift
to furnish freely or naturally with some power, quality, or attribute
a young performer endowed with a great singing voice
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2
as in to fund
to furnish (as an institution) with a regular source of income
a wealthy businessman who endowed several museums
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3
as in to finance
to provide money for
the program to bring the arts to inner-city youths is endowed by a grant from the federal government
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Recent Examples of endow
The music endows the revival with a fluidity that is made all the more haunting by the otherworldly echoes of Peter Rice’s sound design.
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Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2025
Two juries will deliberate over the winners of the Ibero-American and Spanish Malaga Festival Awards, each endowed with a €5,000 ($5,430) cash prize.
—Jamie Lang, Variety, 7 Mar. 2025
Being the first Obama, culturally speaking, means that Winfrey was never endowed with the immense power of the actual Obama.
—Armond White, National Review, 7 Mar. 2025
Remnants of the monarchy When the Constitution was written, many people – from those who drafted the document to those who read it – believed that endowing the president with such powers was dangerous.
—Maurizio Valsania, The Conversation, 5 Mar. 2025
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Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2025
Two juries will deliberate over the winners of the Ibero-American and Spanish Malaga Festival Awards, each endowed with a €5,000 ($5,430) cash prize.
—Jamie Lang, Variety, 7 Mar. 2025
Being the first Obama, culturally speaking, means that Winfrey was never endowed with the immense power of the actual Obama.
—Armond White, National Review, 7 Mar. 2025
Remnants of the monarchy When the Constitution was written, many people – from those who drafted the document to those who read it – believed that endowing the president with such powers was dangerous.
—Maurizio Valsania, The Conversation, 5 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for endow
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Rays lefty Mason Montgomery, brought in to open the home seventh with his team ahead by one run, had gifted the Padres a leadoff walk to pinch-hitter Connor Joe on five pitches.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Apr. 2025
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As fans may remember, Julia gifted a steamy photo of herself wearing a bikini during the premiere episode's speed dating rounds.—
Dory Jackson,
People.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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Oz is taking the helm of the agency that oversees Medicaid and Medicare at a time when funding for the programs is at risk of facing cuts.—
The Hill Staff,
The Hill,
18 Apr. 2025
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In principle, there is no reason why the federal government should be in the business of funding news and entertainment programming.—
The Editors,
National Review,
18 Apr. 2025
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The trip taken by Garcia, Frost, Ansari and Dexter is not being financed by taxpayer dollars, according to a news release.—
Sudiksha Kochi,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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And while Volcker was allegedly tightening credit, innovative financiers like Michael Milken were financing Schumpeterian-style corporations like MCI at rates south of the Fed funds rate.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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The visit was incredibly successful: the Pope was greeted by half of Timor-Leste’s population, blessing hundreds of thousands, having just visited three countries before arriving.—
Mandeep Rai,
Forbes.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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At 6ft 4in (193cm), O’Reilly is a physical presence both defending and attacking set pieces, something City are not especially blessed with, particularly with Rodri and Haaland out.—
Sam Lee,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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What things like weekly releases, time slots, and appointment television do is establish a habit.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
18 Apr. 2025
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The Pentagon established several timelines for capabilities to be delivered starting with early 2026 to those delivered after 2030.—
Mike Stone and Marisa Taylor,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2025
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As part of the measures, the government will subsidize the construction of underground power transmission lines to semiconductor clusters, as well as increase the funding ratio for infrastructure in advanced industrial complexes to 50% from 30%.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
15 Apr. 2025
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And foreign governments like China, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan all subsidize semiconductor manufacturing heavily with tools like grants and tax breaks.—
Ana Swanson,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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The factory is equipped with intelligent systems that streamline production while maintaining standards.—
Lauren Carpenter,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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Since not all queries require that level of ongoing analysis, Google has equipped Flash with some tools that can help developers tune it for their use case.—
Ryan Whitwam,
ArsTechnica,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Endow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/endow. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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