recipient

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Recent Examples of recipient Paul Skenes is named the recipient of the College World Series Most Outstanding Player award. Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026 The Justice Department redacted the name of the recipient of this email released in the Epstein files. Daniel Ruetenik, CBS News, 25 June 2026 Last year, Xavi became the youngest-ever recipient of the ASCAP Latin Music Award for Songwriter of the Year, earning the honor at the age of 21. Jem Aswad, Variety, 25 June 2026 Under Marcondes, the company became the first three-time recipient of Cannes Lions’ Creative Marketer of the Year and topped the Effie Global Index for a fourth straight year in 2025. Slma Shelbayah, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for recipient
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recipient
Noun
  • Another beneficiary of lower fuel prices and cooling Middle East tensions.
    Jim Cramer, CNBC, 2 July 2026
  • The fees per person would start at $325 a year for companies with 50 to 249 Medicaid beneficiaries and top out at $725 annually for employers with at least 500 recipients.
    ABC News, ABC News, 2 July 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 6 Jul. 2026.

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