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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3
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
Earlier this year, the H&M Foundation endowed The Fashion ReModel with a donation of around $15 million.
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Jennifer Bringle, Sourcing Journal, 2 May 2025
Entities magically endowed with life by the gods are not a rarity in Greek myth.
—Sofia Giannuzzi, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Apr. 2025
As mutually recognized great powers, members of the Concert were endowed with special rights and responsibilities to mitigate destabilizing conflicts in the European system.
—Stacie E. Goddard, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
Born in West Virginia to parents who were sharecroppers, Ella P. Stewart was endowed with persistence and motivation in equal measure.
—Sara Ivry, JSTOR Daily, 19 Feb. 2025
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Jennifer Bringle, Sourcing Journal, 2 May 2025
Entities magically endowed with life by the gods are not a rarity in Greek myth.
—Sofia Giannuzzi, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Apr. 2025
As mutually recognized great powers, members of the Concert were endowed with special rights and responsibilities to mitigate destabilizing conflicts in the European system.
—Stacie E. Goddard, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
Born in West Virginia to parents who were sharecroppers, Ella P. Stewart was endowed with persistence and motivation in equal measure.
—Sara Ivry, JSTOR Daily, 19 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for endow
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In an Instagram Story post shared by Kardashian on Thursday, May 22, the grad showed off a pink cake gifted to her by Disick, 41.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
23 May 2025
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Gilgeous-Alexander gifted them prior to the ceremony.—
Anthony Slater,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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The library will be privately funded and maintained, similar to other presidential libraries in the U.S. Presidential Library System.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
26 May 2025
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Five projects in Northwest Arkansas were funded to engage youth in hands-on conservation activities.—
Deb Harvell,
Arkansas Online,
25 May 2025
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Social Security is financed by a payroll tax paid by employers and employees.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
25 May 2025
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More subsidies, more help with financing homes and increased incentives to make housing more affordable are needed.—
Michael Smolens,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 May 2025
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Along with the support from their online community, Miranda says the family has been incredibly blessed by the outpouring of love and help from their local community.—
Jordan Greene,
People.com,
2 June 2025
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The King’s Hawaiian rolls at Publix may not have been formally blessed, but come summertime, there’s just no denying that there's something sacred about their delicious simplicity.—
Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
30 May 2025
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On the ground floor there is also a window display dedicated to its signature web motif in green/red/green and in blue/red/blue established in the mid-1950s.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
24 May 2025
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Urban Exploration Hartford, the state capital, boasts a growing LGBTQ+ scene centered around Chez Est, a restaurant and cabaret established in 1983 and believed to be the first entertainment venue of its kind in the state’s history.—
Joshua Alston,
USA Today,
24 May 2025
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The assumption is that taxpayers are subsidizing many healthy, child-free adults who are out of work.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
23 May 2025
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Drug makers discount their products to gain access to foreign markets then subsidize those discounts through high U.S. prices.—
Alden Abbott,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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The festival has said that the closing ceremony on Saturday evening will go ahead as planned thanks to the fact the Palais des Festivals is equipped with independent power.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
24 May 2025
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Royal Gourmet 5-Burner Propane Gas Grill This propane grill is equipped to handle all your barbecues with cast iron cooking grates, a removable grease tray for easy cleanup, side table, and side burner to cook side dishes simultaneously.—
Mia Huelsbeck,
People.com,
24 May 2025
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“Endow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/endow. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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