BENEFACTORS Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

benefactors

noun

plural of benefactor

as in donors

one that helps another with gifts or money an anonymous benefactor gave the school a dozen new computers

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Recent Examples of benefactors The question is, will their billionaire benefactors be so quick to write checks this time after coming up short again. — Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 5 June 2026 Hire better investors, stewards, and benefactors of the people’s trust. — Linh Tat, Oc Register, 4 May 2026 These blue-chip benefactors serve as wrappers, lending AAA ratings to grease the lending gears. — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 2 June 2026 The orphanage was funded by a group of wealthy benefactors that included Chae-ni’s grandmother. — Kayti Burt, Time, 15 May 2026 And then from behind him came Miuccia Prada, the co-creative director and owner of her namesake brand, one of the world’s great art collectors and high-cultural benefactors. — Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 9 June 2026 While fashion brands or tech behemoths like Instagram typically underwrite the affair, this year Amazon co-founder and executive chair, Jeff Bezos, and his wife, Lauren Sánchez Bezos, are the event’s main benefactors. — Rachel Tashjian, CNN Money, 1 May 2026 Hours after sources confirmed to The Denver Post that Pat Surtain II will get a $5 million raise this year the star cornerback stood in front of benefactors at Topgolf in Centennial for another event in support of his Patrick Surtain II Foundation. — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 2 June 2026 The three-story facility has been named the Shiley STEM Initiative building in honor of philanthropist Darlene Marcos Shiley, one of the largest benefactors of USD, a private Catholic university located in San Diego’s Linda Vista neighborhood. — Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2026

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The ruling is expected to benefit Republicans, who have historically relied more heavily on wealthy donors capable of contributing large sums to party committees.

— David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 4 July 2026
And the National Park Foundation’s president has told Congress that donors who request anonymity will not be disclosed, according to congressional Democrats.

— Luke Fountain, CNBC, 3 July 2026

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