1
as in blesses
to furnish freely or naturally with some power, quality, or attribute
a young performer endowed with a great singing voice
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as in establishes
to furnish (as an institution) with a regular source of income
a wealthy businessman who endowed several museums
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as in finances
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 endows
The unique porous structure of this magnesium foam endows the material with exceptional mechanical properties, combining high formability with high energy absorption.
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Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
19 May 2026
Jinn endows Jung with hidden dimensions of pain and regret.
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Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Mar. 2026
The Constitution endows Congress with the authority to do just that, if only the body could be motivated to act.
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Robert Goulder,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Taking care of her niece endows the narrator with purpose; love overpowers her.
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Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 2025
And our unity with divine Mind endows each of us with the intelligence, spiritual insight, and perspicacity to make sound decisions, including consenting to receiving all the good God has prepared for us.
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Karen Neff,
Christian Science Monitor,
8 Apr. 2025
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
19 May 2026
Jinn endows Jung with hidden dimensions of pain and regret.
—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Mar. 2026
The Constitution endows Congress with the authority to do just that, if only the body could be motivated to act.
—
Robert Goulder,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Taking care of her niece endows the narrator with purpose; love overpowers her.
—
Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 2025
And our unity with divine Mind endows each of us with the intelligence, spiritual insight, and perspicacity to make sound decisions, including consenting to receiving all the good God has prepared for us.
—
Karen Neff,
Christian Science Monitor,
8 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for endows
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Venus conjunct Jupiter in Cancer blesses your 11th house of friends, community and long-term hopes, making collaboration warmer and all the more promising.
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At a monastery in the Himalayan foothills, a teenage Buddhist lama blesses thousands.
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This establishes a baseline for each user by monitoring heart rate, respiratory rate, blood oxygen levels and other physiological signals during sleep over a seven-day period.
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The City Council’s vote formally establishes the partnership, making Morelia Sacramento’s newest sister city.
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Read on for your June career and finances horoscope according to your zodiac sign.
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Taxes from tabs go to the state Highway User Tax Distribution Fund, which finances Minnesota’s highway system.
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The Godfather of Harlem star, who has portrayed the character for more than 350 episodes, reveals that every day and every new script gifts him with a new life lesson.
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Then, in an act of generosity, Isaac gifts Jay’s recliner to the basement ghosts.
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One dollar of every ticket sold for the Saturday night concert went towards the CMT Research Foundation, an organization that funds research to find a cure for Charcot-Marie-Tooth.
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One dollar of every ticket sold on Saturday night the CMT Research Foundation, an organization that funds research to find a cure for Charcot-Marie-Tooth.
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The 9% credit is awarded through a competitive application process and subsidizes roughly 70% of a project's eligible costs.
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For Prior, landing a partnership with Capital One is major, mainly because the bank subsidizes its trips to ensure guests actually have a great experience.
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AerAware departs from traditional head-up displays and instead equips both pilots with a dual wearable system that delivers the same information to each cockpit seat.
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Whether your 9-to-5 job involves a rare combination of manual record keeping and precarious wilderness travel, or your idea of outdoor recreation includes journaling your day while remaining at the ready for whatever nature hurls at you, the all-new Pen-metheus equips you for it all.
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At the moment Nvidia is asking debt investors to fund a multi-decade bet on AI, a senior lawmaker is pressing it on the durability and the legality of part of the revenue that underwrites the bet.
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Goldman advises hyperscalers, underwrites chip company offerings, and sits at the table with the companies building the very infrastructure Covello was interrogating.
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“Endows.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/endows. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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