as in endowing
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
Per the professional gifting brand's post, the job was commissioned by Tavia Hunt, the wife of the Chiefs Chairman and CEO Clark Hunt.
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Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
Auction items are great for gifting.
—Laura Ness, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
Capricorns also have a classic sense of style, so gifting them staple pieces, such as a pendant necklace or a pair of timeless denim, is also a good choice.
—Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 30 Sep. 2025
Let’s be real—gifting for friends is hard work.
—Jamie Fischer, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Sep. 2025
The Chargers fell, 21-18, to the New York Giants, gifting away a very winnable game against rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart, who was making his first regular-season start.
—Daniel Popper, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
This all starts when Adriana shows up at her mortal enemy, Marysol’s, house because Marysol is hosting a gifting suite that also doubles as a holiday party.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
Gund donated heavily to the Cleveland Museum of Art, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and the Museum of Modern Art, gifting the New York institution some 250 works during her lifetime.
—News Desk, Artforum, 22 Sep. 2025
The problem for the Tigers wasn’t just gifting the opposition yards via penalty.
—Quentin Corpuel, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2025
Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
Auction items are great for gifting.
—Laura Ness, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
Capricorns also have a classic sense of style, so gifting them staple pieces, such as a pendant necklace or a pair of timeless denim, is also a good choice.
—Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 30 Sep. 2025
Let’s be real—gifting for friends is hard work.
—Jamie Fischer, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Sep. 2025
The Chargers fell, 21-18, to the New York Giants, gifting away a very winnable game against rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart, who was making his first regular-season start.
—Daniel Popper, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
This all starts when Adriana shows up at her mortal enemy, Marysol’s, house because Marysol is hosting a gifting suite that also doubles as a holiday party.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
Gund donated heavily to the Cleveland Museum of Art, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and the Museum of Modern Art, gifting the New York institution some 250 works during her lifetime.
—News Desk, Artforum, 22 Sep. 2025
The problem for the Tigers wasn’t just gifting the opposition yards via penalty.
—Quentin Corpuel, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gifting
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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
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The star is blessing Swifties with a movie to accompany her new album.—
Katie Decker-Jacoby,
StyleCaster,
25 Sep. 2025
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Most recently, her work has gone viral after blessing the tresses of not one but three Love Island USA favorites.—
Essence,
Essence,
24 Sep. 2025
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For Hughes, the university’s mission should be about equipping students to think critically rather than insulating them from professors’ political beliefs.—
Julia Bonavita , Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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This collaboration will be showcased at the upcoming Building Wealth Today for Tomorrow (BWTT) Financial Empowerment Summit, now in its fifth year, where ESSENCE joins as a strategic partner to amplify the mission of equipping individuals and families with the tools to build generational wealth.—
Essence,
Essence,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Gifting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gifting. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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