bestow (on or upon)

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  • The supple Italian leather, sugarcane midsole, and durable TPR outsoles are designed to provide hours of comfort and long-lasting wear on those warm summer days.
    Rachel Trujillo, PEOPLE, 23 May 2026
  • For summer-flowering perennials that provide plenty of nectar, consider rudbeckia, purple coneflower, bee balm, milkweed and penstemon, as well as some non-native plants such as catmint and lavender.
    Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2026
Verb
  • Across Oahu’s North Shore, an area famed for its big-wave surfing, the small farms that help supply the island’s food are struggling after back-to-back storms in March brought the state’s worst flooding in two decades.
    Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2026
  • Travis Miller, an energy and utilities analyst for Morningstar, said utility executives on earnings calls are emphasizing efforts to cut costs or protect residential customers from the cost to supply electricity to data centers.
    Marc Levy, Fortune, 17 May 2026
Verb
  • The signature Four Seasons bed is there, clad in sumptuous white linens, and even the rooms have plenty of seating areas and ample closet space.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 May 2026
  • Lou’s muscular body is always clad in unironed clothes.
    Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 16 May 2026
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  • Guest rooms and suites with spacious living areas are both available, all of course equipped with the famous Four Seasons mattresses and linens that nearly guarantee a sound night’s sleep.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 May 2026
  • Riot police equipped with tactical gear were forced to march onto the field to quell the escalating unrest.
    Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 18 May 2026
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“Bestow (on or upon).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bestow%20%28on%20or%20upon%29. Accessed 23 May. 2026.

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