as in talents
a special and usually inborn ability
it's a sin to waste one's God-given endowments
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Recent Examples of endowments
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.
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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
Universities feared that including endowments in the formula could discourage donations to the schools.
—Jack O'Connor, Chicago Tribune, 22 Feb. 2026
The Permanent School Fund is one of the largest education endowments in the country.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
Perhaps politicians could stop demonizing universities and taxing their endowments?
—Nicholas D. Kristof, Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2026
But century bonds make more sense for institutions like university endowments or governments expected to stick around for generations.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
But experts say that the state program has lacked thorough oversight and accountability, allowing a small group of manufacturers to exploit the program’s robust endowments.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
In an industry whose lifeblood is fresh capital, there are simply too many funds and not enough dollars in pensions, endowments and other institutions to satisfy all of them.
—Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
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
Universities feared that including endowments in the formula could discourage donations to the schools.
—Jack O'Connor, Chicago Tribune, 22 Feb. 2026
The Permanent School Fund is one of the largest education endowments in the country.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
Perhaps politicians could stop demonizing universities and taxing their endowments?
—Nicholas D. Kristof, Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2026
But century bonds make more sense for institutions like university endowments or governments expected to stick around for generations.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
But experts say that the state program has lacked thorough oversight and accountability, allowing a small group of manufacturers to exploit the program’s robust endowments.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
In an industry whose lifeblood is fresh capital, there are simply too many funds and not enough dollars in pensions, endowments and other institutions to satisfy all of them.
—Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for endowments
Noun
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The lineup also has budding talents in Roman Anthony (turning 22), Ceddanne Rafaela (25) and Wilyer Abreu (27 in June).—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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As a completely volunteer-run organization, including the musicians that donate their time and talents, Sanford Porchfest doesn’t have any overhead for staffing or production.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The drone attack killed nine people, including three children, and injured at least eight others as the leader of the Simon Pele gang prepared to distribute gifts to children in the area.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Mar. 2026
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While Vietnam radiated warmth as a whole, Cuba revealed its charm in smaller moments, like when the fun-loving construction workers in Havana lit up at gifts brought from the States.—
David Dickstein,
Oc Register,
11 Mar. 2026
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This model reflects Japan’s long-standing corporate culture, which prioritizes new hires for their general potential—their aptitudes and aspirations, as opposed to their current skill sets or university majors—and then trains them on the job.—
GRACIA LIU-FARRER,
Foreign Affairs,
18 Nov. 2025
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More money is apt to make homeschooling worse and far less tailored to the individual student and their interests and aptitudes by encouraging parents to substitute pricey group programs for the requisite effort of individualized instruction.—
Marie Sapirie,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
Noun
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At least Stijn Verhoeven and Ewa Mroczkowska’s nuanced production design for the interiors, including bourgeois homes full of kitschy knick-knacks, anonymous office spaces and frigidly austere villas, tell a story of their own about the material culture of the era.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Feb. 2026
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And there are all sorts of knick-knacks — from hair clips to birdhouses that her dad makes.—
Bo Evans,
CBS News,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Endowments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/endowments. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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