as in talent
a special and usually inborn ability
it's a sin to waste one's God-given endowments
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Recent Examples of endowment
Billionaire Elon Musk, who is leading Trump’s cost-cutting moves, tweeted that major research universities with large endowments are spending too much money on overhead or indirect administrative costs that include laboratory, utility, and faculty expenses.
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Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 2 Mar. 2025
Even at larger schools with hefty endowments, the promise of government funding had already influenced big investments, the plaintiff lawyers said.
—Zach Montague, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
The Colorado universities, quoted in the narrative, are collectively sitting on billions of dollars in endowment funds and still want handouts from our federal government.
—Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, 13 Feb. 2025
Challenges to higher education posed by the new Trump Administration (as well as from the far left and right of the political spectrum) include misguided assaults on admissions policies, educational curricula, endowment support, research priorities, and freedom of expression.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, TIME, 4 Feb. 2025
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Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 2 Mar. 2025
Even at larger schools with hefty endowments, the promise of government funding had already influenced big investments, the plaintiff lawyers said.
—Zach Montague, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
The Colorado universities, quoted in the narrative, are collectively sitting on billions of dollars in endowment funds and still want handouts from our federal government.
—Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, 13 Feb. 2025
Challenges to higher education posed by the new Trump Administration (as well as from the far left and right of the political spectrum) include misguided assaults on admissions policies, educational curricula, endowment support, research priorities, and freedom of expression.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, TIME, 4 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for endowment
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The Sweden international’s talent has never been in question but those who have worked with the Newcastle striker describe a unique, complex personality — someone who is ridiculously driven, yet can be laid-back and withdrawn, all at once.—
Chris Waugh,
The Athletic,
14 Mar. 2025
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Scholarships, collegiate Esports programs and corporate sponsorships are fostering a new generation of talent, while fans worldwide celebrate the skill, strategy and camaraderie that make Esports unique.—
Adam Rumanek,
Rolling Stone,
13 Mar. 2025
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Its combination of art, gifts and apparel all bear elements of his signature design style, an array of colors that reflect Britto’s appreciation of artists Pablo Picasso, Henry Matisse, Andy Warhol, Keith Haring, and Roy Lichtenstein.—
Ron Hurtibise,
Sun Sentinel,
10 Mar. 2025
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Feedback is a gift (even when someone shouts it at you).—
Forrester,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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This is different from notions of strengths and weaknesses, personality, aptitude or things like that.—
Michael B. Horn,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025
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So having that mental aptitude to learn and pick up schemes could help a good and creative coach get a ton out of him.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
27 Feb. 2025
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His fame-making Oprah appearance Unlike many academics, Oz felt comfortable in the spotlight and seemed to have a knack for distilling complicated medical jargon and ideas into language that was easy for people without medical expertise to understand.—
Alice Park,
TIME,
13 Mar. 2025
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On The Boys, Jack has a knack for barely reacting to all the horrifying sights his character encounters on a regular basis.—
Brian Davids,
The Hollywood Reporter,
13 Mar. 2025
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“Endowment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/endowment. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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