as in talent
a special and usually inborn ability
it's a sin to waste one's God-given endowments
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Recent Examples of endowment
At a slightly lower tier, those dedicated to Willem de Kooning, Andy Warhol, Andrew Wyeth, and Josef & Anni Albers, have endowments ranging from $255 million to $416 million.
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Angelica Villa, ARTnews.com, 1 May 2026
To her own children and, soon, the community’s children through endowments and scholarships, including $1 million to FIU’s music graduate students in the 1990s.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026
Flaks said the projects will be financed primarily through bond funding supported by the corporation’s endowment and other philanthropic gifts.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 26 Apr. 2026
That is borne out by the real-life strategy of the University of California endowment, run by Jagdeep Singh Bachher, who seven years ago shifted a significant portion of the fund’s assets from hedge funds, private equity and venture capital into low cost stock index funds.
—Terry Savage, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
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Angelica Villa, ARTnews.com, 1 May 2026
To her own children and, soon, the community’s children through endowments and scholarships, including $1 million to FIU’s music graduate students in the 1990s.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026
Flaks said the projects will be financed primarily through bond funding supported by the corporation’s endowment and other philanthropic gifts.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 26 Apr. 2026
That is borne out by the real-life strategy of the University of California endowment, run by Jagdeep Singh Bachher, who seven years ago shifted a significant portion of the fund’s assets from hedge funds, private equity and venture capital into low cost stock index funds.
—Terry Savage, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for endowment
Noun
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The three hundred players are identified during the preceding summer and fall, when team scouts scour the country to evaluate prospective college talent.—
Dan Greene,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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There aren’t many options for the Pistons to upgrade from someone his age, with his talent and frame.—
Hunter Patterson,
New York Times,
18 May 2026
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The differences between racial attitudes in America and those in Britain both pushed and pulled him out of his home country, but America needed that gift less than Britain did.—
Brian Seibert,
New Yorker,
13 May 2026
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According to the law, a school district may accept gifts, grants, and donations from any public or private source to implement SB 546.—
Lacey Beasley,
CBS News,
12 May 2026
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For this class, the premise is that your purpose in life lies to the intersection of your values, your aptitudes and your interests.—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
6 May 2026
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If the team stays bought in and the coach shows an early aptitude for resolving conflicts, change can be a good thing.—
Joe Buscaglia,
New York Times,
4 May 2026
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Reid has a knack for killing opposing breakaways and retrieving loose pucks, which makes up for not being the most physical defenseman at 6-foot-2, 187 pounds.—
Kalen Lumpkins,
Chicago Tribune,
13 May 2026
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One of Knudson-Freeman’s many knacks was research and development, according to Freeman, saying his mother always wanted the food chain’s menu to be craveable.—
Corey Schmidt,
Sacbee.com,
10 May 2026
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“Endowment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/endowment. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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