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
And unlike academics supported largely by tuition or endowments, HSPH researchers typically have had to bring in nearly all of their own research funds, including to cover their own salaries and those of staff and trainees.
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Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 16 Oct. 2025
Institutional investors such as pensions and endowments can also put cash in it.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2025
Universities should use endowments to weather potential federal grant losses rather than compromise academic independence.
—Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
The organization also has trust funds or non-federal funds, which include contributions from private sources, such as donations and endowments, and revenues from the Smithsonian Enterprises operation, according to the institution.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
Recent donations include a $42 million gift to 10,000 Degrees, a Bay Area nonprofit expanding college access for low-income and largely non-white students, alongside eight-figure commitments to Native student scholars and HBCU endowments through UNCF.
—Ashley Lutz, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2025
Still, advocates insist that HBCUs struggle with funding and their endowments are significantly smaller than predominately White institutions.
—Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2025
Four faculty endowments — two in the William States Lee College of Engineering and two in the College of Computing and Informatics.
—Charlotte Observer, 25 Sep. 2025
As Ennis' research highlights, large endowments have bloated from an average of 18 fund allocations in the 1990s to over 100 today—a vast collection of investments that demonstrates no collective ability to generate outperformance commensurate with the true, mathematical risk involved.
—Benjamin D. Summers, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 16 Oct. 2025
Institutional investors such as pensions and endowments can also put cash in it.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2025
Universities should use endowments to weather potential federal grant losses rather than compromise academic independence.
—Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
The organization also has trust funds or non-federal funds, which include contributions from private sources, such as donations and endowments, and revenues from the Smithsonian Enterprises operation, according to the institution.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
Recent donations include a $42 million gift to 10,000 Degrees, a Bay Area nonprofit expanding college access for low-income and largely non-white students, alongside eight-figure commitments to Native student scholars and HBCU endowments through UNCF.
—Ashley Lutz, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2025
Still, advocates insist that HBCUs struggle with funding and their endowments are significantly smaller than predominately White institutions.
—Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2025
Four faculty endowments — two in the William States Lee College of Engineering and two in the College of Computing and Informatics.
—Charlotte Observer, 25 Sep. 2025
As Ennis' research highlights, large endowments have bloated from an average of 18 fund allocations in the 1990s to over 100 today—a vast collection of investments that demonstrates no collective ability to generate outperformance commensurate with the true, mathematical risk involved.
—Benjamin D. Summers, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for endowments
Noun
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His mind and interests and talents — beyond music as well — are so unique.—
Josh Crutchmer,
Rolling Stone,
25 Oct. 2025
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These tryouts attracted numerous prominent independent wrestling talents from around the globe.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Bringing you gifts, whether toys or prey, shows affection and a desire to share.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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Along with the launch of Neiman Marcus’ 2025 fantasy gifts curation, the retailer debuted its holiday campaign.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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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
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Students are sorted into these houses based on their personalities and magical aptitudes.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
5 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The tall, elegant arches house a variety of books and knick-knacks.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
24 Oct. 2025
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The set includes 25 clear plastic pieces in different sizes to hold random knick knacks, cosmetics, kitchen utensils and gadgets, and much more.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Endowments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/endowments. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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