1
as in donation
something given to someone without expectation of a return
gave him an unusual birthday gift
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2
as in talent
a special and usually inborn ability
has a gift for making guests feel right at home
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as in to bless
to furnish freely or naturally with some power, quality, or attribute
gifted with an uncanny ability to persuade people to do things they ordinarily wouldn't
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Recent Examples of gift
Jennifer Borresen, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
In January 2024, Aerin announced her first official collaboration with Williams-Sonoma Inc.’s portfolio brand Pottery Barn Kids for a collection of baby gifts, decor, nursery textiles and children’s furniture.
—Sofia Celeste, WWD, 20 Mar. 2025
Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 18 Mar. 2025
The Nets shot just 35.7% in the second quarter and committed seven turnovers, which gifted Atlanta 10 points.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 17 Mar. 2025
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Noun
The gift celebrates the friendship between the Japanese and American people.
—Jennifer Borresen, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
In January 2024, Aerin announced her first official collaboration with Williams-Sonoma Inc.’s portfolio brand Pottery Barn Kids for a collection of baby gifts, decor, nursery textiles and children’s furniture.
—Sofia Celeste, WWD, 20 Mar. 2025
Verb
As part of this donation, Bloomberg Philanthropies also gifted £20 million ($26 million) to support the renovation of the historic Smithfield market buildings in central London, which is being converted into a new museum space.
—Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 18 Mar. 2025
The Nets shot just 35.7% in the second quarter and committed seven turnovers, which gifted Atlanta 10 points.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 17 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gift
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This group of philanthropic pitmasters are asking not only for monetary donations but for local volunteers as well. Find out more information or donate to their efforts here.—
Rebecca Angel Baer,
Southern Living,
17 Mar. 2025
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The 2024 season yielded more than 3,000 pounds of fruit for donations alone.—
Belal Aftab,
The Mercury News,
16 Mar. 2025
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This celebration of cinema showcased 93 films from 21 countries, accompanied by an array of film talent and culinary stars.—
Anne Thompson,
IndieWire,
23 Mar. 2025
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In some cases, management talent is brought in from the outside but typically there will also be internal promotions.—
Trevor Clawson,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
Verb
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In another development, the Vatican announced that Francis would appear Sunday morning to bless faithful from his 10th floor suite at the hospital.—
Nicole Winfield,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Mar. 2025
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The Vatican announced that before returning to the Vatican, Francis would appear on Sunday morning to bless faithful from his 10th floor suite at the hospital.—
Giada Zampano,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Mar. 2025
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At present, information regarding the extent of land burned and the size of the crew conducting the prescribed fire is unavailable.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacramento Bee,
20 Mar. 2025
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However, at present there is no confirmation that FSD uses that camera.—
Brad Templeton,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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Even so, Australia has a knack for coming out of a ho-hum kind of day nicely, and the team is in second place, three points back from Canada.—
Andrew Rice,
The Athletic,
22 Mar. 2025
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The 17-year-old, who goes by Chris, has a knack for electronic systems and computers.—
The Star,
Kansas City Star,
22 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Chairs in Yiddish have been endowed at major universities.—
Judith Shulevitz,
The Atlantic,
16 Mar. 2025
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Remnants of the monarchy When the Constitution was written, many people – from those who drafted the document to those who read it – believed that endowing the president with such powers was dangerous.—
Maurizio Valsania,
The Conversation,
5 Mar. 2025
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This was the basis for a presentation at the Keyfactor Tech Days conference in Miami, where research first published in 2019 was used to demonstrate just how serious these factorization flaws remain.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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Telemundo for years has held an event for advertisers on the first night of Upfront Week, a five-day whirlwind of presentations by U.S. TV companies to Madison Avenue.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
17 Mar. 2025
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Officials in the Navy recruit heavily at a handful of tech schools, including M.I.T., Georgia Tech, and Carnegie Mellon, to find students with the knowledge and the aptitude to carry out such demanding tasks as operating nuclear reactors on aircraft carriers.—
Dexter Filkins,
The New Yorker,
3 Feb. 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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“Gift.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gift. Accessed 30 Mar. 2025.
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