recipient

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Recent Examples of recipient Japanese artist and poet Gozo Yoshimasu has been announced as the inaugural recipient of the Serpentine x Flag Art Foundation Prize. News Desk, Artforum, 13 May 2026 For the average recipient, who gets about $2,000 a month before taxes, that’s a $600 cut. Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 8 May 2026 Maybe the biggest recipient of vitriol is an 18-year-old named Slayr, whose real last name, thanks to cosmic fate, is McDonald. Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 8 May 2026 Favaretto is the recipient of the Prize for Young Italian Art 2004-2005, with a work for MAXXI that was presented at the Biennale Arte in 2005. Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 6 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for recipient
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Noun
  • Rose is on the bill, which is headlined by Shane Smith & the Saints, one of the biggest beneficiaries of the bump in stature that comes with being showcased in the work of Sheridan and, particularly, von Foerster.
    Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 16 May 2026
  • The beneficiary of all of that is Curry and Tyler Davis.
    Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2026
Noun
  • For gifts over $5,000, a qualified appraisal and acknowledgment by the donee organization are required.
    Matthew F. Erskine, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • That means if the donee sells the assets, gain and income tax will be triggered.
    Martin Shenkman, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025

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“Recipient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recipient. Accessed 21 May. 2026.

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