as in blessing
to furnish freely or naturally with some power, quality, or attribute
gifted with an uncanny ability to persuade people to do things they ordinarily wouldn't
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Recent Examples of gifting
The bright Moon is in your witty sign, gifting you with unusual emotional insight.
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Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 24 Feb. 2026
Peterson also held senior finance roles at Attentive Mobile and, most recently, served as CFO of Snappy, an enterprise gifting and rewards platform.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 20 Feb. 2026
Luis and Esteban are generous travel companions, gifting precious rations and paying for gas.
—ABC News, 18 Feb. 2026
In both origin stories, the owners began gifting hockey players a hat from their store as a marketing opportunity.
—Juliana Kim, NPR, 11 Feb. 2026
When gifting a bouquet, include a tag that identifies the symbolism behind each flower.
—Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Feb. 2026
Than gifting a young boy a Grammy as a way to legitimize his dreams of a profession in the creative arts?
—Taylor Crumpton, Time, 10 Feb. 2026
The school claims that gifting materials to an entity from which its very own Board of Trustees chair is profiting is not a conflict of interest.
—Thomas Kennedy, Sun Sentinel, 9 Feb. 2026
New features set to improve the player experience include a download manager, a gifting option, and unified text chat across the Epic ecosystem through the Epic Games App, which now features a unified text chat experience and two-factor authentication.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 3 Feb. 2026
Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 24 Feb. 2026
Peterson also held senior finance roles at Attentive Mobile and, most recently, served as CFO of Snappy, an enterprise gifting and rewards platform.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 20 Feb. 2026
Luis and Esteban are generous travel companions, gifting precious rations and paying for gas.
—ABC News, 18 Feb. 2026
In both origin stories, the owners began gifting hockey players a hat from their store as a marketing opportunity.
—Juliana Kim, NPR, 11 Feb. 2026
When gifting a bouquet, include a tag that identifies the symbolism behind each flower.
—Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Feb. 2026
Than gifting a young boy a Grammy as a way to legitimize his dreams of a profession in the creative arts?
—Taylor Crumpton, Time, 10 Feb. 2026
The school claims that gifting materials to an entity from which its very own Board of Trustees chair is profiting is not a conflict of interest.
—Thomas Kennedy, Sun Sentinel, 9 Feb. 2026
New features set to improve the player experience include a download manager, a gifting option, and unified text chat across the Epic ecosystem through the Epic Games App, which now features a unified text chat experience and two-factor authentication.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 3 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gifting
Verb
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The fanfare includes clergymen blessing the fishing boats, plus plenty of music, food, and meet-and-greets with real fishermen.—
Kelsey Glennon,
Southern Living,
18 Feb. 2026
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The Full Moon is blessing all journeys, literal or mental.—
Tarot.com,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Chinese leader Xi Jinping and the junta chief Min Aung Hlaing met in Moscow in May to discuss cooperation, endowing the junta with an air of global legitimacy.—
Dan Swift,
Foreign Affairs,
30 Sep. 2025
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In the past, people would even be buried under the khata porch, endowing the doorway with an important spiritual and ritual significance.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Aug. 2025
Verb
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My focus would be on protecting liberty, fostering innovation, and equipping people to succeed in the next economy.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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Even students who ultimately choose other career paths get to learn key concepts, such as the engineering design process, equipping them with practical skills for the rest of their life.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Gifting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gifting. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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