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as in donated
to make a present of
bestowed a new car on their son for graduation
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as in housed
to provide with living quarters or shelter
eventually the refugee family was bestowed in its own apartment
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Recent Examples of bestowed
Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 9 Jan. 2026
Court records indicate the City of Toledo promoted Howe to the position of sergeant in November 2022 and bestowed several awards and accommodations on him during his years with the department.
—Clark Kauffman, Des Moines Register, 8 Jan. 2026
Franchise properties must be considered as a whole and awarded as such and the Award may only be bestowed on a program once.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2026
Kaleb Blaha raked in every possible Division III postseason honor, including the Gagliardi Trophy bestowed upon the nation’s most outstanding player.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 8 Jan. 2026
On Wednesday, Perfect Game bestowed preseason All-American honors on pitcher Dylan Volantis, outfielder Aiden Robbins and catcher Carson Tinney.
—Danny Davis, Austin American Statesman, 8 Jan. 2026
The role catapulted Cyrus and led her to make history in 2024 as the youngest person ever to be named a Disney Legend, an honor bestowed on individuals who have significantly influenced the company.
—Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 5 Jan. 2026
From a gift of Elizabeth Taylor’s ring, bestowed on Allura, by her cheating younger husband, to $40 million worth of trinkets that Liberty helps salvage from her Upper East Side client wanting a divorce.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2025
Throughout his career, the CFDA has bestowed numerous awards on the 86-year-old designer, namely the Lifetime Achievement Award, Womenswear Designer of the Year, Menswear Designer of the Year, Award for Humanitarian Leadership, and Retailer of the Year.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 4 Nov. 2025
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Scott Dolch, president and CEO of the Connecticut Restaurant Association, which bestowed the recent honor through their Crazies award, said Riverhouse Catering is one of the best not only in Connecticut, but the region.
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Does a user keep expressing linguistic markers throughout a given conversation?—
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Bing, for its part, went off the rails early on, prompting Microsoft to scale back both its personality and the number of questions users could ask it in a given conversation.—
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In addition to feeling good, the socks do good too; for every pair sold, a pair is donated to someone in need.—
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While donated blood is called whole blood, stewards of the blood supply will split and spin blood into separate bags with just red blood cells or with the plasma.—
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The elementary school arts magnet program will be housed at University Park Creative Arts.—
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That's because the Globes do look a little different this year, thanks to construction on the Beverly Hilton, the iconic hotel that's housed the awards show for decades.—
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Which was part of the reason Janet (my future mother) had volunteered for him.—
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McKee said hundreds of people volunteered to help search for the boy, and that he was located around noon local time by members of the United Cajun Navy, a local volunteer search-and-rescue group.—
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All new bookings will require guests to be aged 18 years or older, in a departure from Oceania’s previous policy, which accommodated passengers as young as six months on certain sailings.—
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Adding an additional four teams could be accommodated as soon as the 2026 season.—
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The new mom gave a baby update in December, sharing a photo of her baby bump in the mirror along with other snapshots.—
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Marshall Chiles, who founded the Laughing Skull Lounge in Midtown, gave The Atlanta Journal-Constitution an exclusive tour of the 6,000-square-foot space behind Dancing Goats Coffee Shop.—
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Toward the end of last month, more than a dozen separate proposals from Chinese satellite operators were lodged with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the global body responsible for coordinating radio spectrum and orbital slots.—
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His friends also told him that Farabi Eye Hospital in Tehran experienced a particular surge in patients with pellets lodged in their eyes, with roughly 200 to 300 patients.—
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The company presented the AIR ONE, an all-electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft.—
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On Friday, after Chew instructed jurors on how to evaluate opening statements, Baker presented surveillance footage from Building 10, Stanford’s executive offices.—
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“Bestowed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bestowed. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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