endowed

past tense of endow

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of endowed So does the king’s loyal swineherd, Eumaeus (John Leguizamo), who, in this telling, has gone blind and is thus endowed with near-Tiresian powers of perception. Justin Chang, New Yorker, 17 July 2026 Official liberalism had long been almost inextricably identified with a picture of man as perfectible, as endowed with sufficient wisdom and selflessness to endure power and to use it infallibly for the general good. David Brooks, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026 He is endowed with the gift of making his characters seem not only credible but desirable, approachable, and human, thanks to his undeniable charm. Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 6 July 2026 But the bureaucracy in question was overwhelmingly the customs service, which Britain had expanded and endowed with new enforcement powers during the decade-long run-up to the Revolution. Joseph Thorndike, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026 The 1994 tournament also gave birth to Major League Soccer, the largest first-division league in the world, and endowed a foundation that has funded grassroots soccer development for more than a generation. Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026 When a satin skirt or silk scarf is valued primarily for the status endowed upon its wearer – rather than its functionality as clothing – products take on a mystical status. Eileen G'sell, The Conversation, 8 June 2026 Evolution has therefore endowed these sites with an incredibly high capacity for regeneration. Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 29 May 2026 Being multiliterate also implies that the contemporary hypertext and hypermedia user is endowed with a capacity of discernment regarding which semiotic modes can be most efficiently employed to carry a specific communicative load. Carmen Daniela Maier, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for endowed
Verb
  • Brown gifted Woolard a watch, journal, and sweet treat per an Instagram reel of her wrapping the present.
    Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 27 July 2026
  • Ao Tanaka was guilty of the loose touch in the centre circle, which gifted possession to Davis Keillor-Dunn for Wrexham’s counter and Smith’s winner.
    Beren Cross, New York Times, 26 July 2026
Verb
  • Politicians and other proponents of the lab-leak theory have issued fresh calls to punish Fauci, 85, and scientists his institute funded.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 22 July 2026
  • In Austin, the ARPA funded eviction prevention, rental assistance, shelter, permanent supportive housing and harm reduction programs.
    Alfredo Reyes Jr, Mercury News, 21 July 2026
Verb
  • Private owners had already financed the company, increased its scale and gained liquidity.
    Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
  • Much and possibly most is financed, off-balance sheet and not lit.
    Yun Li, CNBC, 24 July 2026
Verb
  • But her jump shot, which has been blessed by the NBA 3-point king Stephen Curry himself, is what captured the national imagination.
    Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 26 July 2026
  • The deal was blessed by the Justice Department in June (reportedly over the objections of staffers who were reviewing it).
    Todd Spangler, Variety, 23 July 2026
Verb
  • They were repatriated through cooperation between Indonesia’s Culture Ministry and the FBI after provenance research established the objects had been smuggled out of Indonesia, Zon said.
    ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026
  • Jarvis has established himself as one of the best two-way wingers in the league for that exact reason.
    Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Verb
  • Nissan offered a $199 2G‑to‑3G TCU upgrade, which was partially subsidized by the manufacturer, for many 2011–2014 Leaf models but then offered the same upgrade to 2015 Leaf owners for free.
    Michael Harley, ArsTechnica, 21 July 2026
  • Do the residents there realize their counties are subsidized by Cook County and the collar counties?
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026
Verb
  • The site has the Watkins house built in 1850 equipped with a summer kitchen, smoke house, icehouse and fruit dry house.
    Zuri Primos July 26, Kansas City Star, 26 July 2026
  • In Bordeaux, authorities took in thousands of evacuees, offering them food and shelter in an exhibition center, and the city’s mayor said it could be equipped to welcome as many as 10,000 people if that became necessary.
    Mark Carlson, Fortune, 25 July 2026

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“Endowed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/endowed. Accessed 29 Jul. 2026.

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