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Recent Examples of recipient
Last season, Costello was named one of the school’s Macs for Merit recipient for athletics.
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Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2026
Bell is a three-time Global Music Awards recipient.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
In 2018, Duffield was the inaugural recipient of the engineering college’s Distinguished Alumni Award, its highest alumni honor.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
But Rourke is perhaps the first to become the recipient of a GoFundMe campaign to cover his back rent.
—Steve Garbarino, HollywoodReporter, 22 Jan. 2026
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Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2026
Bell is a three-time Global Music Awards recipient.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
In 2018, Duffield was the inaugural recipient of the engineering college’s Distinguished Alumni Award, its highest alumni honor.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
But Rourke is perhaps the first to become the recipient of a GoFundMe campaign to cover his back rent.
—Steve Garbarino, HollywoodReporter, 22 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recipient
Noun
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Blue Hummingbird Woman was an early beneficiary of the Grow Downtown program, a collaboration between the Downtown Alliance and building owners to place small businesses in vacant storefronts for six months with free rent.—
Jared Kaufman,
Twin Cities,
11 Jan. 2026
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The other primary beneficiary in the Citgo sale is oil giant ConocoPhillips, which holds more than half of the creditors’ roughly $20 billion in claims.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
9 Jan. 2026
Noun
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For gifts over $5,000, a qualified appraisal and acknowledgment by the donee organization are required.—
Matthew F. Erskine,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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That means if the donee sells the assets, gain and income tax will be triggered.—
Martin Shenkman,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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“Recipient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recipient. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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