as in talent
a special and usually inborn ability
it's a sin to waste one's God-given endowments
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Recent Examples of endowment
Still, advocates insist that HBCUs struggle with funding and their endowments are significantly smaller than predominately White institutions.
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Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2025
Margin-sensitivity refers to being focused on fees and net cost efficiency — institutions like pensions and endowments often negotiate hard on management fees, performance fees, and deal terms.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
Elevate, which consults widely across pro and college sports, said the vehicle was fully funded by private equity firm Velocity Capital Management and the Texas Permanent School Fund (TPSF), a special-purpose government corporation that oversees a nearly $60 billion public school endowment.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 25 Sep. 2025
The pooled endowment is designed to support the long-term financial health of the schools.
—Rachel Wegner, Nashville Tennessean, 25 Sep. 2025
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Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2025
Margin-sensitivity refers to being focused on fees and net cost efficiency — institutions like pensions and endowments often negotiate hard on management fees, performance fees, and deal terms.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
Elevate, which consults widely across pro and college sports, said the vehicle was fully funded by private equity firm Velocity Capital Management and the Texas Permanent School Fund (TPSF), a special-purpose government corporation that oversees a nearly $60 billion public school endowment.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 25 Sep. 2025
The pooled endowment is designed to support the long-term financial health of the schools.
—Rachel Wegner, Nashville Tennessean, 25 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for endowment
Noun
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Secondly, because of the academy and the talent coming through.—
Rob Tanner,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Kamara’s new venture is being represented by the talent agency New School, which also represents Campbell Addy, Jawara Alleyne and Gareth Wrighton.—
Hikmat Mohammed,
Footwear News,
15 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The gift was made by the Reuben Foundation, a charitable organization established by billionaire brothers and art collectors David and Simon Reuben, who made their fortunes in Russian aluminum and real estate.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
15 Oct. 2025
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After ending up with about 4% of the tech giant, she’s given away $19 billion in gifts to more than 2,000 nonprofits over the past five years.—
Jessica Coacci,
Fortune,
15 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Cootes also has demonstrated some solid aptitude in the faceoff circle.—
Thomas Drance,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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Her aptitude was unavoidable at the Fendi show, where top models holding desirable handbags, styled with joyful knits, eye-catching dresses and sporty separates, strutted past guests, including actors Hilary Duff, Naomi Watts and Bang Chan of the South Korean boy band Stray Kids.—
Kati Chitrakorn,
CNN Money,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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So many of McAnally’s song ideas have been mined from his knack for finding stories in everyday life.—
Nancy Kruh,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025
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Gundogan had a knack for producing big moments out of nowhere.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Endowment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/endowment. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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