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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bestow (on or upon)
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All three refused to provide identification or sign arrest paperwork, and were identified only after their pictures were shown to an FBI agent, police said.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA TODAY,
20 Feb. 2025 -
The exact store locations, however, were not provided.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
19 Feb. 2025
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France sold him Mirage fighter jets, the Reagan administration gave him U.S. intelligence, and the Soviets supplied tanks and missiles.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
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The unit supplies current to the vehicle’s charging control unit (CCU), which converts it to DC power.—
LEW SICHELMAN,
Miami Herald,
25 Feb. 2025
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The model attended Aaron Esh’s dinner event at London's The House of KOKO on Sunday, Feb. 23, clad in a look that left little to the imagination.—
Michelle Lee,
People.com,
25 Feb. 2025
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The gunman, clad in a red-and-black sweatshirt, dark-colored pants and black sneakers, ran off from the scene on White Plains Road near Pelham Parkway South, leaving behind two shell casings, police said.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
24 Feb. 2025
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The trucks are equipped with chrome front grille deflectors that may fracture and may detach from the vehicle, according to the recall report.—
James Powel,
USA TODAY,
18 Feb. 2025
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It’s equipped with 16GB of RAM, great for gaming, streaming, or working creatively.—
StackCommerce Team (Sponsored),
PCMAG,
17 Feb. 2025
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“Bestow (on or upon).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bestow%20%28on%20or%20upon%29. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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