1
as in gifted
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 funded
to furnish (as an institution) with a regular source of income
a wealthy businessman who endowed several museums
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as in financed
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 endowed
This notion—all men endowed with equal, inherent worth—sparked the Western journey toward justice and liberty.
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Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Many wealthy individuals have fallen ill and subsequently endowed medical facilities.
—Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 5 Sep. 2025
The colony is endowed with rubber and radium, copper and palm oil.
—Big Think, 26 Aug. 2025
Typically, at least two women appeared, generously endowed and in various states of undress, posed between sheets and slips of lust and terror.
—Trish Bendix
august 21, Literary Hub, 21 Aug. 2025
The company that Skydance just bought is endowed with sui generis assets – most notably, Paramount Pictures and CBS, brands that have been part of the nation’s media fabric for more than a century.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 10 Aug. 2025
Roughly the size of Western Europe, the war-riven country is endowed with vast mineral wealth, including the world’s largest reserves of cobalt and coltan – both critical to the production of electronics.
—Nimi Princewill, CNN, 12 Feb. 2025
Polsky previously endowed the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation and sits on the university’s board.
—Karina Atkins, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025
One of them implied that Williams wasn’t very well-endowed and asked him to set her up with a friend who was, the report says.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2025
Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Many wealthy individuals have fallen ill and subsequently endowed medical facilities.
—Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 5 Sep. 2025
The colony is endowed with rubber and radium, copper and palm oil.
—Big Think, 26 Aug. 2025
Typically, at least two women appeared, generously endowed and in various states of undress, posed between sheets and slips of lust and terror.
—Trish Bendix
august 21, Literary Hub, 21 Aug. 2025
The company that Skydance just bought is endowed with sui generis assets – most notably, Paramount Pictures and CBS, brands that have been part of the nation’s media fabric for more than a century.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 10 Aug. 2025
Roughly the size of Western Europe, the war-riven country is endowed with vast mineral wealth, including the world’s largest reserves of cobalt and coltan – both critical to the production of electronics.
—Nimi Princewill, CNN, 12 Feb. 2025
Polsky previously endowed the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation and sits on the university’s board.
—Karina Atkins, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025
One of them implied that Williams wasn’t very well-endowed and asked him to set her up with a friend who was, the report says.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for endowed
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Penalties on penalties on penalties, gracious hosts, UCLA’s 13 flags Friday gifted the Lobos 116 yards – running the season’s tally to 30 penalties for 275 yards.—
Mirjam Swanson,
Oc Register,
13 Sep. 2025
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After college, her grandmother gifted her and her siblings some money, and Walters embarked on a major backpacking trip through Europe with friends while her MS symptoms were still nascent and not impacting her mobility yet.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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The project, launched in 2007, is being co-funded by Italy, Austria and the EU.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
19 Sep. 2025
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In 2024, the NIH provided only $17 million in funding for fibroid research, putting it in the bottom 40 of the 330 conditions funded.—
Lauren Giella,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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In China, newer but heavily debt-financed assets—from metro systems to high-speed rail—face profitability challenges, with maintenance costs outpacing budgets.—
Maurice Obeid,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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The Zionist Organization, founded at the Basel congress, was financed by membership fees.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
16 Sep. 2025
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In that department, English clubs are, in a way, blessed and cursed by the Premier League’s spending rules.—
Pol Ballús,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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For people not blessed with the ability to eat anything spicy, experts shared how to safely eat the Carolina Reaper—the world's hottest chili pepper.—
Thomas Westerholm,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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As has been established…He is trained by Bob Baffert.—
Danny Brewer,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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What To Know The supporting drama actor category, formally established in 1970, has seen 13 Black actors accumulate 23 nominations over five decades.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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They are literally subsidized by you and me, the American taxpayer.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
18 Sep. 2025
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Other ideas kicked around over the years have been subsidized housing or even returning it to its history of entertainment, as a high-end theater and performing arts academy.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Sep. 2025
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Businesses that focus on liquidity management are better equipped not just to survive but to take advantage of opportunities that others might miss.—
Joe Camberato,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Jeffrey Lewis, a Middlebury Institute of International Studies missile expert, said the Sparrow variant can be equipped with an inert warhead, which may explain the limited physical damage in Doha despite the lethal force.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Endowed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/endowed. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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