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
Even in the character’s most transparently manipulative moments, Pearce endows him with a seductive conviviality—a bracing largeness of spirit.
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Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 20 Dec. 2024
When Saudi Arabia, endowed with plentiful reserves of oil and gas, scrambles to build nuclear power plants, the country is not meeting its energy needs.
—Thomas Bass
author, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
Proceeds from the sale, about $4 million, were used to endow two professorships and four graduate fellowships.
—Karen K. Ho, ARTnews.com, 31 Oct. 2024
McNEAL: You’re endowed with abilities, physical traits.
—Ayad Akhtar, The Atlantic, 4 Dec. 2024
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Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 20 Dec. 2024
When Saudi Arabia, endowed with plentiful reserves of oil and gas, scrambles to build nuclear power plants, the country is not meeting its energy needs.
—Thomas Bass
author, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
Proceeds from the sale, about $4 million, were used to endow two professorships and four graduate fellowships.
—Karen K. Ho, ARTnews.com, 31 Oct. 2024
McNEAL: You’re endowed with abilities, physical traits.
—Ayad Akhtar, The Atlantic, 4 Dec. 2024
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The partnership resulted in a limited run of gifting objects including ceramic decorative cases and jewelry holders glazed in the brand’s signature blue.—
Tianwei Zhang,
WWD,
21 Jan. 2025
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On Monday, President Trump used the same Bibles from his inauguration in January 2017: a 1953 Revised Standard Version gifted to him by his mother; and the Lincoln Bible, used by Abraham Lincoln in 1861.—
Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 Jan. 2025
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The governor is also asking lawmakers to transfer $350 million from the state’s coffers to fund the program’s services, according to the draft proposal published by the governor’s office.—
Ana Ceballos,
Miami Herald,
25 Jan. 2025
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While the state’s attorney general handled the lawsuits, Burgum emphatically supported them, urging state lawmakers last spring to fully fund the legal fights.—
Mary Steurer,
ProPublica,
24 Jan. 2025
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His primarily skill as a dealmaker was financing European co-productions in both scripted and unscripted.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
27 Jan. 2025
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In turn this put Netflix in the spotlight and spurred it to develop its own slate of movies. Called Netflix Originals, they are generally produced, financed and exclusively distributed by the platform.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes,
25 Jan. 2025
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The Lions offensive line also is blessed with experience.—
Dan Wiederer,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Jan. 2025
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If God blesses a nation, nothing can thwart His purpose or our success.—
Maureen Mackey,
Fox News,
19 Jan. 2025
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Here's how to establish authority on LinkedIn in record time.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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Corporations and unions may establish a political action committee (PAC) for express advocacy or electioneering communications purposes.—
Liz Tracey,
JSTOR Daily,
24 Jan. 2025
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In this way, this economic work force is both highly exploited by employers, but also, subsidizes important public services.—
London School of Economics,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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Historically, driving has come with very few costs for the driver — in fact, most of it, from road infrastructure to free parking, is actively subsidized by the government.—
Andrew J. Hawkins,
The Verge,
16 Jan. 2025
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More broadly, however, experts have told PEOPLE that urban infrastructure is not currently equipped to battle the kinds of firestorms like the one that swept through L.A. this month, fueled in large part by viciously strong winds.—
Charmaine Patterson,
People.com,
24 Jan. 2025
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Just four months ago, in mid-September, the Brigade’s first 50 members, ranging in age from their mid-20s to mid-70s, were formally taught, equipped, and deployed as official volunteers.—
Emma Marie Jenkinson,
Vogue,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Endow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/endow. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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