grantee

Definition of granteenext

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Recent Examples of grantee The announcement will be a key moment of the festival, and attendees are invited to join the celebration and discover this year’s grantee in person. Photovogue, Vogue, 23 Feb. 2026 This year’s grantee is first-year theater major Alexa Cruz, a member of the class of 2029. Michael Schneider, Variety, 6 Nov. 2025 The grantee is the person who is instructed to receive the assets from the trust (aka, the beneficiary). Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2025 The grantee is expected to finish their film within a year of receiving the funds. Glenn Garner, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for grantee
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grantee
Noun
  • That may hearten beneficiaries but won’t rein in prices.
    Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 29 Mar. 2026
  • They are sent to beneficiaries either online or by mail, and are also shared with the IRS.
    Kate Dore, CFP®, EA,Lorie Konish,Kamaron McNair,Greg Iacurci,Mike Winters,Sarah Agostino, CNBC, 29 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The end result was a rule that has Wrike ping an assignee whenever their task is complete.
    Ruben Circelli, PC Magazine, 10 Mar. 2026
  • As each assignee struggles under the weight of conscience, coercion, and fear, the darkly satirical story examines who draws society’s moral lines, who enforces them, and what happens when they are crossed under extreme pressure.
    Alex Ritman, Variety, 27 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • That can obviously set up some interesting, and potentially uncomfortable, situations for both the devisee and your surviving spouse.
    Dallas News, Dallas News, 20 Feb. 2022
Noun
  • The old immigrants are likely to remain—in the manner of the occasional Wasp legatee (Wagner, Lindsay) who poked in during the buoyant sixties—more visitors to wars over civic power than victors in them.
    Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Trump and allies, meanwhile, often cast him as legatee of Reagan.
    David Jackson, USA TODAY, 8 Sep. 2024

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“Grantee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grantee. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.

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