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Recent Examples of bequeath
Upon her death in 2005, Lord’s $40 million estate was bequeathed to Hawaiian charities.
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Louis Peitzman,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 June 2026
The pooches were bequeathed to Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson when Britain's longest-reigning monarch died in 2022.
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Jennifer Hassan,
USA Today,
7 June 2026
To mark the occasion, Heritage Auctions is auctioning 101 lots online containing personal items that belonged to Norman and Hedda Rosten, two close friends of Monroe for the last seven years of her life, bequeathed to them over the course of their friendship.
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José Criales-Unzueta,
Vanity Fair,
1 June 2026
The Cubs bequeathing the dubious distinction of the sport’s longest title drought to Cleveland.
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Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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Louis Peitzman,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 June 2026
The pooches were bequeathed to Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson when Britain's longest-reigning monarch died in 2022.
—
Jennifer Hassan,
USA Today,
7 June 2026
To mark the occasion, Heritage Auctions is auctioning 101 lots online containing personal items that belonged to Norman and Hedda Rosten, two close friends of Monroe for the last seven years of her life, bequeathed to them over the course of their friendship.
—
José Criales-Unzueta,
Vanity Fair,
1 June 2026
The Cubs bequeathing the dubious distinction of the sport’s longest title drought to Cleveland.
—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bequeath
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The video assistant referee called for a review of the play while the two were down getting tended to by trainers, leaving the Americans to nurse their lead down a man for the rest of the game.
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Two of the attackers then smashed the windshield of the news van with a parking cone and damaged the camera before leaving the scene.
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Scherzer is now on the IL with back spasms, still trying to will his way back to his old self.
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Messi willed Argentina to victory in the 2022 World Cup, won four UEFA Champions League titles with Barcelona and was honored a record eight times with the Ballon d’Or, given the world’s top player each year.
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“Bequeath.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bequeath. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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