as in claimant
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 beneficiary
Hubert Boesl | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Urban Outfitters was a brand that Kniffen highlighted as a potential beneficiary that has recently been doing well and was culturally important in 2016, as were its Anthropologie and Free People brands.
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Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 7 Feb. 2026
The excess payments to Medicare Advantage plans are used to provide extra benefits that original Medicare beneficiaries do not have.
—Torie Bosch, STAT, 7 Feb. 2026
Critics point to the group as a prime beneficiary of this nexus, an organization that has mastered the art of turning social welfare into immense political leverage.
—Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 6 Feb. 2026
While the Super Bowl ad is for Cadillac F1, Apple is poised to be just as big a beneficiary, if viewers are enticed to check it out.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 6 Feb. 2026
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Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 7 Feb. 2026
The excess payments to Medicare Advantage plans are used to provide extra benefits that original Medicare beneficiaries do not have.
—Torie Bosch, STAT, 7 Feb. 2026
Critics point to the group as a prime beneficiary of this nexus, an organization that has mastered the art of turning social welfare into immense political leverage.
—Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 6 Feb. 2026
While the Super Bowl ad is for Cadillac F1, Apple is poised to be just as big a beneficiary, if viewers are enticed to check it out.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 6 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beneficiary
Noun
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Payments for each device are capped at $20, but claimants may receive less depending on the total number of claims submitted.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
27 Jan. 2026
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Because of the spike in claims, the Ohio Division of Unclaimed Funds is asking claimants to allow up to 120 days for the state to review a claim, but some may take even longer.—
Haadiza Ogwude,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
26 Jan. 2026
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As wealth transitions from founders to heirs, exposure often increases rather than decreases.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
10 Feb. 2026
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The heirs of Texas oil pioneer Hugh Roy Cullen own about 800,000 surface acres, but their real source of weath and power lies underground.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
10 Feb. 2026
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Sometimes, assignees need to do tasks in a certain order, and the completion of some tasks might change what future tasks entail.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
21 July 2025
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As a mere assignee of Addington's interest, BAL did not gain Addington's governance rights.—
Jay Adkisson,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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Because Scott’s gifts are unrestricted—meaning the donation can be used at the discretion of the grantee—there’s no concrete evidence that Scott’s 2021 or 2025 donations went directly to SJP or AMP.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
6 Jan. 2026
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Federal appeals court judges on Monday upheld a lower court’s ruling preventing the National Institutes of Health from cutting billions of dollars in support for research overhead at universities, academic medical centers, and other grantee institutions.—
Jonathan Wosen,
STAT,
5 Jan. 2026
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“Beneficiary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beneficiary. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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