1
as in gifting
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 funding
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 financing
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 endowing
In the past, people would even be buried under the khata porch, endowing the doorway with an important spiritual and ritual significance.
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for endowing
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Brands can embrace this by integrating seamless gifting capabilities directly into social and messaging apps to foster frequent, authentic engagement.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Rupnow's father is under investigation for his role in gifting Rupnow the guns that were ultimately used in the shooting.—
Natalie Eilbert,
jsonline.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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The National Natural Science Foundation of China, responsible for funding 32 studies cited in the rebuttal document, is directly overseen by the Chinese government and has its leadership appointed by the CCP.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Sep. 2025
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Money raised from Arizona lottery games goes toward funding higher education, health and human services, environmental conservation and economic and business development in the state.—
Lorenzino Estrada,
AZCentral.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Mallett got creative with financing her expansion.—
La Risa R. Lynch,
jsonline.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Crucially, Nika & Madison has financing from the ISO, Canada’s film financier for First Nations storytellers like Thomas.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Sep. 2025
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Educators can offer seminars on digital literacy for parents and children, equipping families with tools to navigate online spaces more safely.—
Alvin Thomas,
The Conversation,
5 Sep. 2025
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By equipping households and small firms to withstand shocks, these systems preserve local demand, stabilize supply chains, and keep future markets intact.—
Felicia Jackson,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Oz aired for six seasons, establishing HBO as a home for serious adult dramas, and establishing Winters’s screen image, as well — that captivating blend of menace and vulnerability.—
Nate Jones,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
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The risk with this approach is that Harvard would live to fight another day, but become complicit in establishing a precedent that goes against the fundamental rights inherent in our democracy.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Time,
5 Sep. 2025
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This method ensures costs are shared fairly and stops residential customers from subsidizing commercial loads.—
Ken Silverstein,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Much more progress could be made if Maryland ended its current property tax system which has the residents of our poorer counties including Baltimore subsidizing the minority of Marylanders living in rich counties.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
18 Aug. 2025
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Speaking of buying, one box containing eight masks typically costs $18 on Amazon, but Bioré is blessing us all with a limited-time deal.—
Katie Decker-Jacoby,
StyleCaster,
4 Aug. 2025
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Raki McGregor, who also serves as the board chair of Mecklenburg County’s workforce development board Charlotte Works, recently made waves by publicly supporting candidates for CMS school board before his tenure as a CMS consultant was up.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
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Among the supporting evidence filed by the government are three academic reports by scholars with deep knowledge of Islamic charities in Egypt.—
Hannah Allam,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Endowing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/endowing. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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