as in claimant
someone who inherits something when someone dies
He named his only child as the beneficiary on his life insurance policy.
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Recent Examples of beneficiary
What's inside: The report from Joint Economic Committee Democrats finds that 60% of the million beneficiaries receiving treatment for addiction get their coverage through the Affordable Care Act's Medicaid expansion, which has been a particular target of Republicans.
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Peter Sullivan, Axios, 15 Apr. 2025
The new policy barring beneficiaries from changing their direct deposit information by telephone also stems from fraud concerns.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2025
Many beneficiaries already face obstacles getting through to the Social Security’s phone lines to make an in-person appointment and then need to drive to a field office, said Kathleen Romig, director of Social Security and disability policy at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.
—Lorie Konish, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2025
Closer Robert Suarez was the beneficiary of Tatis’ game-ending catch (watch video here) on a Kris Bryant line drive that traveled 347 feet and had a 77% hit probability.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
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Peter Sullivan, Axios, 15 Apr. 2025
The new policy barring beneficiaries from changing their direct deposit information by telephone also stems from fraud concerns.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2025
Many beneficiaries already face obstacles getting through to the Social Security’s phone lines to make an in-person appointment and then need to drive to a field office, said Kathleen Romig, director of Social Security and disability policy at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.
—Lorie Konish, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2025
Closer Robert Suarez was the beneficiary of Tatis’ game-ending catch (watch video here) on a Kris Bryant line drive that traveled 347 feet and had a 77% hit probability.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beneficiary
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The agency estimates that about 70,000 claimants may be flagged out of 4.5 million telephone claims per year.—
Lorie Konish,
CNBC,
9 Apr. 2025
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From April 14, many claimants will no longer have the option to verify their identity with the SSA over the phone when making claims or changing direct deposit information.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
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New photos: King Charles III, Queen Camilla celebrate 20th wedding anniversary The king's oldest son and heir Prince William and his wife, Princess Kate, were absent.—
Paul Sandle,
USA Today,
21 Apr. 2025
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In 1973, the Feds managed to turn one of the Brotherhood’s big benefactors: Gulf Oil heir Billy Hitchcock.—
John Semley,
Rolling Stone,
19 Apr. 2025
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The Senate bill would appear to revive incentives for benefit assignees, such as water restoration companies or roof contractors — not just policyholders — to sue insurers.—
Ron Hurtibise,
Sun Sentinel,
19 Mar. 2025
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After all, Qualcomm recently surpassed IBM as the number-two patent assignee in the U.S..—
Anshel Sag,
Forbes,
29 Feb. 2024
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In addition to 10 implementation grant awardees chosen last fall, the NCLC recently chose 15 more implementation grantees that were selected from beef, dairy, poultry, fish, forestry, vegetable, fruit and flower farms across Litchfield and northern Fairfield Counties.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
7 Apr. 2025
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The current crop of grantees are: 18th Street Arts Center, the Brick, CalArts REDCAT, Fulcrum Arts/home LA, Future Roots/Canary Test, Human Resources, JOAN, Los Angeles Nomadic Division (LAND), Pieter Performance Space, and Self-Help Graphics & Art.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Beneficiary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beneficiary. Accessed 27 Apr. 2025.
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