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someone who inherits something when someone dies
He named his only child as the beneficiary on his life insurance policy.
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Recent Examples of beneficiaries
Those messages led me to create this guide as a starting point for families, executors, surviving spouses, and beneficiaries.
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Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
Both beneficiaries of the AI trade report earnings next week.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 22 May 2026
Non-spouse beneficiaries become even more relevant considering the increasing number of widows and widowers and people who choose to remain single, advisers said.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 20 May 2026
Congress’s refusal to continue pandemic-era subsidies for ACA beneficiaries is taking a big bite out of consumers’ pocketbooks.
—Christopher Rowland, Washington Post, 19 May 2026
Oman government revenues were up 13% year-on-year in the first quarter — highlighting how the country is one of the rare beneficiaries of the Iran war, in raw economic terms at least.
—Dominic Dudley, semafor.com, 19 May 2026
Google has already emerged as one of the biggest beneficiaries of the AI spending surge.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 19 May 2026
Fiduciaries must act in the best interests of participants and beneficiaries, which includes managing plan assets prudently, keeping plan expenses reasonable, and providing timely, accurate information.
—Miranda Marquit, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 May 2026
Nearly half of Americans despise them, seeing the wealthy as the beneficiaries of a corrupt system who got rich at their expense.
—Allison Schrager, Twin Cities, 13 May 2026
Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
Both beneficiaries of the AI trade report earnings next week.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 22 May 2026
Non-spouse beneficiaries become even more relevant considering the increasing number of widows and widowers and people who choose to remain single, advisers said.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 20 May 2026
Congress’s refusal to continue pandemic-era subsidies for ACA beneficiaries is taking a big bite out of consumers’ pocketbooks.
—Christopher Rowland, Washington Post, 19 May 2026
Oman government revenues were up 13% year-on-year in the first quarter — highlighting how the country is one of the rare beneficiaries of the Iran war, in raw economic terms at least.
—Dominic Dudley, semafor.com, 19 May 2026
Google has already emerged as one of the biggest beneficiaries of the AI spending surge.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 19 May 2026
Fiduciaries must act in the best interests of participants and beneficiaries, which includes managing plan assets prudently, keeping plan expenses reasonable, and providing timely, accurate information.
—Miranda Marquit, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 May 2026
Nearly half of Americans despise them, seeing the wealthy as the beneficiaries of a corrupt system who got rich at their expense.
—Allison Schrager, Twin Cities, 13 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for beneficiaries
Noun
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The commission will have the authority to issue both monetary awards and formal apologies to claimants.—
Nandika Chatterjee,
Time,
18 May 2026
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More than $1 million has reportedly been paid to rancher claimants for wildlife depredation.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
18 May 2026
Noun
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Jonathan Andic is the eldest of Isak Andic's three children and one of his father's heirs.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
19 May 2026
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Although Gold’s deal with Amazon MGM has just been officially signed, she’s been keeping an eye out for potential heirs to Daniel Craig for quite a while.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
16 May 2026
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“Beneficiaries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beneficiaries. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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