1
as in blesses
to furnish freely or naturally with some power, quality, or attribute
a young performer endowed with a great singing voice
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as in establishes
to furnish (as an institution) with a regular source of income
a wealthy businessman who endowed several museums
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as in finances
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 endows
The unique porous structure of this magnesium foam endows the material with exceptional mechanical properties, combining high formability with high energy absorption.
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Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
19 May 2026
Jinn endows Jung with hidden dimensions of pain and regret.
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Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Mar. 2026
The Constitution endows Congress with the authority to do just that, if only the body could be motivated to act.
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Robert Goulder,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Taking care of her niece endows the narrator with purpose; love overpowers her.
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Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 2025
And our unity with divine Mind endows each of us with the intelligence, spiritual insight, and perspicacity to make sound decisions, including consenting to receiving all the good God has prepared for us.
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Karen Neff,
Christian Science Monitor,
8 Apr. 2025
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
19 May 2026
Jinn endows Jung with hidden dimensions of pain and regret.
—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Mar. 2026
The Constitution endows Congress with the authority to do just that, if only the body could be motivated to act.
—
Robert Goulder,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Taking care of her niece endows the narrator with purpose; love overpowers her.
—
Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 2025
And our unity with divine Mind endows each of us with the intelligence, spiritual insight, and perspicacity to make sound decisions, including consenting to receiving all the good God has prepared for us.
—
Karen Neff,
Christian Science Monitor,
8 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for endows
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Venus conjunct Jupiter in Cancer blesses your 11th house of friends, community and long-term hopes, making collaboration warmer and all the more promising.
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At a monastery in the Himalayan foothills, a teenage Buddhist lama blesses thousands.
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Medicare, the federal insurance program, establishes prices for medical services.
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The graphic above shows that there is year-to-year variability due to things like El Niño and La Niña, but the overall trend clearly establishes a warming trend.
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Read on for your June career and finances horoscope according to your zodiac sign.
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Taxes from tabs go to the state Highway User Tax Distribution Fund, which finances Minnesota’s highway system.
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Seeing his grandson suffer, Geppetto (Richard Brake) gifts him a new companion, the titular puppet.
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The Godfather of Harlem star, who has portrayed the character for more than 350 episodes, reveals that every day and every new script gifts him with a new life lesson.
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The expenses Grapes for Glioblastoma covers are deliberately different from what cancer philanthropy typically funds.
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The bipartisan reform proposal would tweak the payroll tax that funds Social Security.
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His employer subsidizes $700 of his $3,900 rent, and utilities and internet cost about $150 monthly.
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CityFHEPS subsidizes a portion of rent relief for New Yorkers who’d otherwise be homeless or facing eviction.
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The strongest organizations are building systems where AI improves workflows and equips agents with better information in real time, while humans remain responsible for judgment, communication and trust.
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AerAware departs from traditional head-up displays and instead equips both pilots with a dual wearable system that delivers the same information to each cockpit seat.
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An investor who underwrites to the seller's tax line rather than the post-sale reassessment is buying a cap rate that will never actually exist for them.
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Goldman advises hyperscalers, underwrites chip company offerings, and sits at the table with the companies building the very infrastructure Covello was interrogating.
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“Endows.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/endows. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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