1
as in gifted
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 funded
to furnish (as an institution) with a regular source of income
a wealthy businessman who endowed several museums
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as in financed
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 endowed
Tommy Caldwell appears to be endowed with this quirk of courage.
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Namir Khaliq, Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026
The winner will receive £30,000, anonymously endowed, along with a statuette known as the ‘Bessie’, created and donated by the late artist Grizel Niven.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 Mar. 2026
It is endowed with some of the richest mineral supplies on earth, including some 70 percent of the world’s cobalt, as well as huge reserves of copper and a Mendeleevian constellation of other metals.
—Nicolas Niarchos, Vanity Fair, 20 Feb. 2026
And Salieri seems more of hybrid creature, as though a villain out of Christopher Marlowe had suddenly been endowed with Shakespearean self-awareness.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
Fortunately for Xfinity, the cast of Jurassic Park is endowed with such immense charisma that their Super Bowl spot is an instant best.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Feb. 2026
The Workforce Housing Fund was a one-time program endowed through the COVID-era American Rescue Plan Act.
—Darin Oswald, Idaho Statesman, 5 Feb. 2026
Most Americans are superficially familiar with the Declaration of Independence, especially its opening affirmations that we are all created equal and endowed with unalienable rights.
—Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2026
Koren returned to work stripped of two titles and of a chair that had been endowed in his name.
—Ben Taub, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
Namir Khaliq, Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026
The winner will receive £30,000, anonymously endowed, along with a statuette known as the ‘Bessie’, created and donated by the late artist Grizel Niven.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 Mar. 2026
It is endowed with some of the richest mineral supplies on earth, including some 70 percent of the world’s cobalt, as well as huge reserves of copper and a Mendeleevian constellation of other metals.
—Nicolas Niarchos, Vanity Fair, 20 Feb. 2026
And Salieri seems more of hybrid creature, as though a villain out of Christopher Marlowe had suddenly been endowed with Shakespearean self-awareness.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
Fortunately for Xfinity, the cast of Jurassic Park is endowed with such immense charisma that their Super Bowl spot is an instant best.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Feb. 2026
The Workforce Housing Fund was a one-time program endowed through the COVID-era American Rescue Plan Act.
—Darin Oswald, Idaho Statesman, 5 Feb. 2026
Most Americans are superficially familiar with the Declaration of Independence, especially its opening affirmations that we are all created equal and endowed with unalienable rights.
—Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2026
Koren returned to work stripped of two titles and of a chair that had been endowed in his name.
—Ben Taub, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for endowed
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Owens gifted his lady a gorgeous chain for her 24th birthday in March 2021.—
Diane J. Cho,
PEOPLE,
22 Apr. 2026
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The fortunate young writers and artists on that list were gifted an eight-month residency in this gorgeous coastal Massachusetts town, more like a village in the winter months, especially back then.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Apr. 2026
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The bridge cost just under $16 million, funded by future city bonds, GO bonds and casino lease revenue.—
Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
22 Apr. 2026
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The $56 million project is fully federally funded.—
Joe Brandt,
CBS News,
22 Apr. 2026
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Many were acquired between 2019 and 2022 at elevated valuations and financed with aggressive leverage, assumptions that are now being tested in a higher-rate environment.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
20 Apr. 2026
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Baked into that number is the film’s budget, which is being financed by FilmNation and is expected to be north of $10 million.—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
20 Apr. 2026
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And some of the proposals (those aimed at streamlining the approval process for home building near the coast) were blessed by the Coastal Commission.—
Andre Mouchard,
Oc Register,
19 Apr. 2026
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Hardly surprising when the average American citizen is being fiscally mugged by the consequences of double standards that have long been at play, with Israeli entities not only exempt from registering as foreign agents, but exceptionally blessed to freely interfere in American political life.—
Rachel Marsden,
Hartford Courant,
17 Apr. 2026
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First established in Mexico back in the 1920s, Dia del Nino is normally celebrated with festivities, gifts and activities.—
David Sharos,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
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What began with an arms embargo during the Cuban Revolution in 1958 was broadened into a full trade and travel embargo after Fidel Castro established his communist government.—
The Week US,
TheWeek,
20 Apr. 2026
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If your loans are subsidized, the government will pay the interest during the grace period, Kantrowitz said.—
Annie Nova,
CNBC,
19 Apr. 2026
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As Cato added, conservatives love that Hungary subsidized religion and families, but church attendance and birthrates fell nonetheless.—
Steven Greenhut,
Oc Register,
17 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Even without the latest new-fangled gadgets, anglers are more technologically equipped than ever with things like GPS, electronic contour maps of lakes auto-steering trolling motors.—
Mike McFeely,
Twin Cities,
24 Apr. 2026
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Both come well equipped for a deep dive into the life and thought of the tech entrepreneur.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Endowed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/endowed. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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