grantees

noun

plural of grantee
as in beneficiaries

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grantees
  1. beneficiaries
  2. assignees
  3. heirs
Noun
  • Uncle Sam allows insurers to deny necessary procedures to their beneficiaries.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Starting in July, Medicare began allowing eligible beneficiaries to get obesity drugs for $50 a month.
    — Sydney Lupkin, NPR, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of beneficiaries
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 assignees
Noun
  • At the time, Norway’s constitution stipulated that only male heirs could inherit the title.
    — James Frater, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Family says risks remain despite convictions The court also ordered about $223,500 in compensation for Inuma’s legal heirs and about $74,500 for Tapullima, the woman wounded in the attack.
    — Steven Grattan, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of heirs
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“Grantees.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grantees. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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