1
as in to gift
to furnish freely or naturally with some power, quality, or attribute
a young performer endowed with a great singing voice
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2
as in to fund
to furnish (as an institution) with a regular source of income
a wealthy businessman who endowed several museums
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as in to finance
to provide money for
the program to bring the arts to inner-city youths is endowed by a grant from the federal government
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Recent Examples of endow
Director David Cromer, whose sensibility gravitates between stark and dark, endows the staging with macabre elegance.
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Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2025
Being the first Obama, culturally speaking, means that Winfrey was never endowed with the immense power of the actual Obama.
—Armond White, National Review, 7 Mar. 2025
However, Rafael Jimenez-Flores, PhD, the J.T. Parker endowed chair for dairy foods in the Department of Food Science and Technology at The Ohio State University, stresses the importance of reinstating the proficiency testing program as soon as possible.
—Parents, 9 May 2025
Earlier this year, the H&M Foundation endowed The Fashion ReModel with a donation of around $15 million.
—Jennifer Bringle, Sourcing Journal, 2 May 2025
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Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2025
Being the first Obama, culturally speaking, means that Winfrey was never endowed with the immense power of the actual Obama.
—Armond White, National Review, 7 Mar. 2025
However, Rafael Jimenez-Flores, PhD, the J.T. Parker endowed chair for dairy foods in the Department of Food Science and Technology at The Ohio State University, stresses the importance of reinstating the proficiency testing program as soon as possible.
—Parents, 9 May 2025
Earlier this year, the H&M Foundation endowed The Fashion ReModel with a donation of around $15 million.
—Jennifer Bringle, Sourcing Journal, 2 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for endow
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The show featured celebrities — including James Marsden, Octavia Spencer and Mary J. Blige — fixing up old cars and gifting them to important people in their lives.—
Caroline Blair,
People.com,
3 June 2025
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According to a press release, Biel worked with childhood friend Jesse Katz to gift Justin and Rose Biel a one-of-a-kind barrel of custom wine.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
30 May 2025
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Proceeds will help fund the nonprofit’s Sounds of Service program for military members, veterans and first responders.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 June 2025
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To that end, Iran has funded, trained, and at times even created various proxies, including Hezbollah in Lebanon, the Houthis in Yemen, and various terrorist militias in Syria and Iraq.—
Sean Durns,
The Washington Examiner,
6 June 2025
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Yet globally, less than 3 percent of adaptation actions are financed by private capital.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
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Much of this volume comes from financing M&A activity.—
Bruce Werner,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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Earlier this month, people in around 16 different states were blessed with the opportunity to see the swirling green, red and purple lights.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
14 June 2025
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The South is blessed with a bounty of delicious mayonnaise brands, each with their own evangelistic bands of fervent followers.—
Josh Miller,
Southern Living,
14 June 2025
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In spite of his ability to carry the ball forward — a point of difference from his fellow midfielders — Willock has never quite established himself as integral, at least in part because of his struggles with injury.—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
6 June 2025
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Russia and Ukraine have established red lines that make a quick deal unlikely, despite a U.S.-led international diplomatic push to stop the fighting.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 June 2025
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Without it, these cases drag on for years while patent-infringing products, often subsidized by foreign governments, flood American markets.—
Alden Abbott,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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That is going away because the government should not be subsidizing these things ...—
Caitlin Yilek,
CBS News,
3 June 2025
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People without air conditioning in their homes were urged to stay overnight at a friend's house equipped with cooling capabilities.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 June 2025
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Lenovo also plans to release two more versions this year: one equipped with SteamOS, which will cost $599, and another that will use the more powerful Z2 or Z2 Pro.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
5 June 2025
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“Endow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/endow. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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