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as in donating
to make a present of
bestowed a new car on their son for graduation
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as in housing
to provide with living quarters or shelter
eventually the refugee family was bestowed in its own apartment
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Recent Examples of bestowing
After decades of obdurately refusing to entertain the idea of bestowing its computers with touch screens, rumor has it that Apple might finally offer this capability.
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PC Magazine, 22 Sep. 2025
Jesus and Belania shriek and thank Christian, who stands there looking like a benevolent fashion angel bestowing them with good luck.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
Next Monday, football’s great and powerful will descend on Paris, bestowing the Ballon d’Or on the prestige player of the 2024-25 season.
—Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
This unusual celebrity baby name is technically a Japanese surname, but that didn’t stop Skai Jackson from bestowing it upon her baby girl.
—Marilyn La Jeunesse, Parents, 8 Aug. 2025
Carpenter also added more theatrics, by bestowing a pair of fuzzy pink handcuffs to an excited Brown.
—Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 12 Feb. 2025
Suggesting perhaps that a part of her might have transferred to his family, to me, who could not be less musically inclined—bestowing some prestige or something on him too, of course.
—Chris Wallace, Vogue, 4 Feb. 2025
Rust is a big deal, as is the fact that many Panteras have been mangled by previous owners bestowing hideous enhancements (think bad celebrity plastic surgery) on otherwise desirable cars.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 17 Jan. 2025
So, bestowing this honor on her seemed like a no brainer.
—Kathleen Newman-Bremang, refinery29.com, 6 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bestowing
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Murphy also uses his platform to give back, donating to charities and offering scholarship opportunities.—
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Let’s help them out by volunteering at your local libraries or donating to them, and by vowing to fight book bans.—
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There was no information immediately available about the condition of the building housing the dentist’s office .—
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That difference shifts housing from 27 percent of a retiree’s budget in surplus states to 32 percent in shortfall states.—
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This might mean blurbing other writers’ books or even just praising them on social media, volunteering to read for literary prizes, or even sharing information about how the famously opaque world of publishing works.—
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The Haiti experience inspired him to continue volunteering for international missions during retirement.—
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For Clarke, the ocean was humankind’s evolutionary destiny, and necessary for accommodating population growth and ensuring human survival.—
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The eat-in country-style kitchen boasted a white marble island and a butler’s pantry, while the cavernous primary suite was equipped with an accommodating walk-in closet and a spa-like bathroom with a soaking tub and a steam shower.—
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Liam Berlien was credited with smothering the ball, giving his team a first down at the East Ridge 7-yard line.—
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In one of the season’s final scenes, the five returning characters have individual counseling sessions with Arisu giving brief updates on their lives.—
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Search and rescue teams recovered three bodies after a large wave overturned a fishing boat that was sheltering in a Cagayan port, PIA reported Tuesday.—
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The only national institution that survived—and that possessed the capability to restore order—was the Army, which, sheltering the civilian leadership, opened talks with representatives of the protest movement.—
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Apple Music is the halftime show’s presenting sponsor, so the 2026 event is formally known as the Apple Music Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show.—
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At The Atlantic Festival last week, Spencer Rascoff—the CEO of Match Group, which owns major dating apps including Hinge and Tinder—told my colleague Annie Lowrey that Tinder is experimenting with surveying users and, based on their responses, presenting one custom prospect at a time.—
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Amanda Worman, a former employee of the farm who had contacted PETA about her concerns, which led to PETA lodging a complaint with the Idaho Department of Agriculture, told the Statesman that she was disappointed PETA had dismissed the lawsuit.—
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There are also two lodging options, the full-service Loews Ventana Canyon resort with nearly 400 rooms and suites, and the Ventana Canyon Club & Lodge, more residential, with lodging in 50 spacious suites.—
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“Bestowing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bestowing. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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