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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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
Chinese leader Xi Jinping and the junta chief Min Aung Hlaing met in Moscow in May to discuss cooperation, endowing the junta with an air of global legitimacy.
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Dan Swift, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2025
In the past, people would even be buried under the khata porch, endowing the doorway with an important spiritual and ritual significance.
—Literary Hub, 15 Aug. 2025
Dan Swift, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2025
In the past, people would even be buried under the khata porch, endowing the doorway with an important spiritual and ritual significance.
—Literary Hub, 15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for endowing
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Unlike normal gifting tax rules, which impose tax on the giver, this special tax – called section 2801 tax – is imposed on the gift recipient unless the recipient is a spouse or certain charities that would qualify for other deductions.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
27 Jan. 2026
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In the 19th century, the Homestead Act offered free public land to any American citizen who lived on a claim for five years, cementing the loyalty of millions of voters to a Republican Party that was simultaneously gifting public resources to railroads and mining companies.—
Walter Russell Mead,
The Atlantic,
24 Jan. 2026
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Beyond providing shelter, parents are funding their kids well into adulthood, Ameriprise also found.—
Jessica Dickler,
CNBC,
23 Jan. 2026
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The footage was initially commissioned by Disney and shot for use in the company’s then weekly ABC series, which was funding the park.—
Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2026
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Chinese lending to Africa has plummeted, new data showed, reflecting a shift in focus to strategic investments on the continent and a lower risk appetite for financing infrastructure projects.—
Alexander Onukwue,
semafor.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Another area of interest are the options for financing indie films.—
Vanessa Franko,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 2026
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For decades, Kris Jenner has been blessing screens and red carpets in her iconic pixie cut.—
Audrey Noble,
InStyle,
13 Jan. 2026
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Before kickoff on Sunday night, a priest was seen blessing the end zone where Ravens kicker Ravens kicker Tyler Loop would eventually miss the would-be walk-off field goal that would have sent Baltimore into the playoffs.—
Paulina Dedaj,
FOXNews.com,
5 Jan. 2026
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There is a way that this could have been done better, utilizing visual storytelling, establishing atmosphere and a sense of place that could have given a sense of the music, its large appeal and the circumstances that shaped it, while also allowing JayDee to shine in his own way.—
Katie Walsh,
Boston Herald,
23 Jan. 2026
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Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly are widely credited with establishing the market through their weekly GLP-1 injections for obesity and diabetes, which have surged in popularity in recent years.—
Annika Kim Constantino,
CNBC,
23 Jan. 2026
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At the same time, landlords are also marketing amenities and subsidizing tenant improvement costs.—
Noelle Harff,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
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This, means of course, your solar neighbor is subsidizing the electric company.—
Joshua Pearce,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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The campaign focuses on removing barriers to completing a college degree and equipping students with all the resources and opportunities needed to thrive on UNT’s campus.—
Samuel O’Neal
January 22,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Jan. 2026
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Technological change is enabling new ways of equipping staff with the tools needed to manage conflict more effectively.—
Anna Shields,
Forbes.com,
19 Jan. 2026
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Uhlaender has even said that some Canadian athletes are privately supporting her in this battle.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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The main cast is a bit too Hollywood to complement the movie’s outsider spirit (even if Wilde and Hoffman are fully on board with the Araki of it all), and — Wonders notwithstanding — the supporting players aren’t given much of a chance to compensate for that.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
24 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Endowing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/endowing. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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