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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2
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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3
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 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.
—Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for endows
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Honest words land softly as this Moon-Chiron trine blesses your 3rd House of Local Life, especially with Luna steadying your overall tone.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
5 Jan. 2026
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But a world where any country can topple another’s rulers, as long as it is preceded into battle by an opposition party that blesses its military action, will be awfully messy.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
3 Jan. 2026
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This opening scene establishes a human, forgiving tone for a movie in which we are often encouraged to laugh with our heroes but never at them.—
Peter Tonguette,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Jan. 2026
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First, a catalyst guides the molecule through an asymmetric step that establishes its chirality.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Jan. 2026
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The federal government primarily finances supplemental food benefits, but the state’s share is determined, in part, by its management, as indicated by its rate of error when determining people’s eligibility.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
9 Jan. 2026
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The federal government primarily finances supplemental food benefits, but the state’s share is determined, in part, by its management, as indicated by its rate of error when determining people’s eligibility.—
Dan Walters,
Oc Register,
8 Jan. 2026
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Before Catherine arrives, Rachel gifts Anna a push-up bra and tells her to try it on.—
Sam Reed,
Glamour,
9 Jan. 2026
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The Capital One Venture X also gifts you 10,000 bonus miles each account anniversary, which is worth at least $100 in travel.—
Jason Stauffer,
CNBC,
2 Jan. 2026
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But the budget for the Advanced Research Projects Agency–Energy, which funds high-risk energy research, would shrink to $350 million, a 24 percent cut.—
Dan Vergano,
Scientific American,
6 Jan. 2026
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On top of that, DHS has partially frozen payments to its Integrated Community Supports program, which funds in-home services for the disabled.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
4 Jan. 2026
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Greenblatt competes against companies that get their steel from China, which subsidizes its steel industry.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
2 Nov. 2025
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The profitable football program heavily subsidizes other university athletic departments, and a decline could also impact alumni donations.—
Ricardo Torres,
jsonline.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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If Jentleson’s aim is to moderate an increasingly radical Team Blue, this certainly equips him with a solid rationale.—
Chicago Tribune,
Twin Cities,
29 Oct. 2025
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If Jentleson’s aim is to moderate an increasingly radical Team Blue, this certainly equips him with a solid rationale.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
27 Oct. 2025
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The move underwrites expanded faculty, student fellowships, global programming, and the Center for Global Futures.—
Stephan Rabimov,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Endows.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/endows. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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