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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3
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
There’s no doubt that the online backlash was swift and laugh-out-loud funny, the worst kind of insult to a man who sees himself as endowed with otherworldly powers.
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Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 16 Apr. 2026
Tommy Caldwell appears to be endowed with this quirk of courage.
—Namir Khaliq, Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026
One endowed with a calling to lead.
—Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2026
Jinn endows Jung with hidden dimensions of pain and regret.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
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Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 16 Apr. 2026
Tommy Caldwell appears to be endowed with this quirk of courage.
—Namir Khaliq, Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026
One endowed with a calling to lead.
—Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2026
Jinn endows Jung with hidden dimensions of pain and regret.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for endow
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Eliot grew up in Wiltshire, England, and recalled being gifted their first guitar for their 4th or 5th birthday during an interview with The Cut.—
Francesca Gariano,
PEOPLE,
6 May 2026
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In other words, Elon Musk could potentially gift shares of Tesla, or Jensen Huang could kick in shares of Nvidia.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
6 May 2026
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Pay raises for 42,000 employees The budget will also fund controversial pay raises for state employees.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
2 May 2026
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The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO), which investigates complaints about the NHS, determined that a local health body was denying women, but not men, funding for sterilization.—
Sophie Tanno,
CNN Money,
2 May 2026
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Families are willing to go into debt to finance a surgery if doing so means saving a beloved dog’s life.—
Ross Andersen,
The Atlantic,
2 May 2026
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Prosecutors have accused him of financing the plot.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
1 May 2026
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Once the procession — with children sitting on top of the pole in a long row — arrived at the market square, the Catholic priest, who had just finished his Mayday Mass, blessed the tree and the young men with holy water.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 May 2026
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On a recent weekend, we were blessed with an explosive infusion of culture in Broward County.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
30 Apr. 2026
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The idea was then taken up by other Scottish scholars, including James Frazer, whose widely read compendium The Golden Bough (1890) attempted to establish cross-cultural parallels in mythology.—
Glenn Adamson,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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Located right alongside its Sunset Strip neighbor Book Soup, Mystery Pier was established by character actor Harvey Jason and his son Louis, who continue to run the store together.—
Marc Weingarten,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2026
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Urso argued that incorporated areas have always helped subsidize the roads and services of unincorporated areas.—
Joseph States,
Chicago Tribune,
4 May 2026
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Our health care system is quite complicated, and so what the beginning of that transition looks like for me is that everyone’s health insurance will be subsidized by 50% by the state.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
4 May 2026
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This insight, combined with empathy and analytical thinking, equips me to craft policies that create opportunities, guide better decisions and close loopholes for abuse.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
4 May 2026
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While that will equip just a fraction of the roughly 2,400-person police force, the city is prioritizing officers who work in tourist-heavy zones and near the ports of entry.—
Alexandra Mendoza,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 May 2026
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“Endow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/endow. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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