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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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
Director David Cromer, whose sensibility gravitates between stark and dark, endows the staging with macabre elegance.
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Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2025
Being the first Obama, culturally speaking, means that Winfrey was never endowed with the immense power of the actual Obama.
—Armond White, National Review, 7 Mar. 2025
However, Rafael Jimenez-Flores, PhD, the J.T. Parker endowed chair for dairy foods in the Department of Food Science and Technology at The Ohio State University, stresses the importance of reinstating the proficiency testing program as soon as possible.
—Parents, 9 May 2025
Earlier this year, the H&M Foundation endowed The Fashion ReModel with a donation of around $15 million.
—Jennifer Bringle, Sourcing Journal, 2 May 2025
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Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2025
Being the first Obama, culturally speaking, means that Winfrey was never endowed with the immense power of the actual Obama.
—Armond White, National Review, 7 Mar. 2025
However, Rafael Jimenez-Flores, PhD, the J.T. Parker endowed chair for dairy foods in the Department of Food Science and Technology at The Ohio State University, stresses the importance of reinstating the proficiency testing program as soon as possible.
—Parents, 9 May 2025
Earlier this year, the H&M Foundation endowed The Fashion ReModel with a donation of around $15 million.
—Jennifer Bringle, Sourcing Journal, 2 May 2025
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The show featured celebrities — including James Marsden, Octavia Spencer and Mary J. Blige — fixing up old cars and gifting them to important people in their lives.—
Caroline Blair,
People.com,
3 June 2025
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According to a press release, Biel worked with childhood friend Jesse Katz to gift Justin and Rose Biel a one-of-a-kind barrel of custom wine.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
30 May 2025
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To that end, Iran has funded, trained, and at times even created various proxies, including Hezbollah in Lebanon, the Houthis in Yemen, and various terrorist militias in Syria and Iraq.—
Sean Durns,
The Washington Examiner,
6 June 2025
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It will be used to fund several activities, including fellowships to train interdisciplinary scholars, technical development projects, and conferences brining together scholars in quantum biology and medicine.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes.com,
6 June 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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In spite of his ability to carry the ball forward — a point of difference from his fellow midfielders — Willock has never quite established himself as integral, at least in part because of his struggles with injury.—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
6 June 2025
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Over the course of his prolific, three-decade career, the American filmmaker has established a signature aesthetic and working style that could convince any actor to beg him for a part — almost any actor.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
5 June 2025
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Without it, these cases drag on for years while patent-infringing products, often subsidized by foreign governments, flood American markets.—
Alden Abbott,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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Thus, the bill for homeowner trash service is significantly subsidized by everyone who pays taxes into the general fund, while those who live in condos or apartments have to pay a private contractor for their trash removal.—
Rick Fry,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 June 2025
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People without air conditioning in their homes were urged to stay overnight at a friend's house equipped with cooling capabilities.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 June 2025
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That light is divided into 16 independent channels, all equipped with their own secondary lens and detector cameras designed to flag extremely faint objects.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
5 June 2025
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“Endow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/endow. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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