Thesaurus results for GRANTEE

grantee

noun

Definition of grantee

as in beneficiary

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Recent Examples of grantee Names of her grantee organizations are shown on screens in the center of the arena during the pre-show countdown. — ABC News, 24 July 2026 And Alok Vaid-Menon, a comedian and Pluralist Visionaries grantee using a growing platform to put trans-liberatory ideas at the center of the conversation. — Afdhel Aziz, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026 Dollar amounts are no specified but grantees will use the money for general unrestricted operating expenses. — Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 4 June 2026 Surveyed grantees reported experiencing less stress, feeling significantly more supported by their employers and gaining the necessary breathing room to navigate their crises. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 2 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for grantee

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Noun

The biggest beneficiary of Douglas’ absence will likely be wide receiver Jalen Tolbert.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026
At the Conference, execs from three beneficiaries — Casa Mundo Cero, Aurora Media and Itaca Films — talked up the benefits.

— Alex Ritman, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of beneficiary

Noun

Agents in Jira are generally available, allowing teams to assign work items to AI agents using the same interface as for human assignees, with full audit logging designed for compliance teams.

— Steve McDowell, Forbes.com, 29 May 2026
To assign a task, simply tick a box, add a description, choose assignees, and input an optional due date.

— Robert Anderson, PC Magazine, 30 Mar. 2026

Definition of assignee

Noun

That can obviously set up some interesting, and potentially uncomfortable, situations for both the devisee and your surviving spouse.

— Dallas News, Dallas News, 20 Feb. 2022
When a person dies, his claim passes to his heirs or devisees, subject to the administration of his estate.

— Virginia Hammerle, Dallas News, 26 Jan. 2020

Definition of devisee

Noun

The old immigrants are likely to remain—in the manner of the occasional Wasp legatee (Wagner, Lindsay) who poked in during the buoyant sixties—more visitors to wars over civic power than victors in them.

— Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
Trump and allies, meanwhile, often cast him as legatee of Reagan.

— David Jackson, USA TODAY, 8 Sep. 2024

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