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
This week the New York Times reported how the Metropolitan Opera — the world’s largest performing arts institution — is bleeding money, and dipping into its endowment to make up for sagging ticket sales.
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Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 11 Mar. 2026
The Persian Gulf is gifted with a fabulous hydrocarbon endowment, worth trillions of dollars.
—Javier Blas, Twin Cities, 9 Mar. 2026
That’s the view of Brad Conger, chief investment officer at Hirtle Callaghan, a firm that manages $25 billion on behalf of such clients as charitable institutions and college endowments.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 7 Mar. 2026
For a clerical establishment that cared above all about its courts, seminaries, and endowments, this was alarming.
—Bobby Ghosh, Time, 5 Mar. 2026
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Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 11 Mar. 2026
The Persian Gulf is gifted with a fabulous hydrocarbon endowment, worth trillions of dollars.
—Javier Blas, Twin Cities, 9 Mar. 2026
That’s the view of Brad Conger, chief investment officer at Hirtle Callaghan, a firm that manages $25 billion on behalf of such clients as charitable institutions and college endowments.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 7 Mar. 2026
For a clerical establishment that cared above all about its courts, seminaries, and endowments, this was alarming.
—Bobby Ghosh, Time, 5 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for endowment
Noun
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But the Knicks’ talent — and size — advantage was simply too much to overcome down the stretch.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
16 Mar. 2026
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The amount of talent on the field at the same time was, indeed, surreal.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Mar. 2026
Noun
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If their gifts fall below this threshold, the donor won't get a tax deduction.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
18 Mar. 2026
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For families Monteverdi welcomes kids with age-appropriate turndown gifts, amenities, and activities.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 Mar. 2026
Noun
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What Godoy does have a great aptitude for, however, is video games.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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But the biggest piece of that, beyond the ownership’s aptitude to do it, is the stadium project.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacbee.com,
4 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Sterbinsky has a knack for reading greens.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Mar. 2026
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Carney, the Irish director of Once and Sing Street, has a knack for making movies that use the process of writing songs to show how art connects us and to illustrate emotional truths.—
Jada Yuan,
Vulture,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Endowment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/endowment. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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