as in donors
one that helps another with gifts or money
an anonymous benefactor gave the school a dozen new computers
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Recent Examples of benefactors
After Biden attracted billionaires like Michael Bloomberg and LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman, Harris has already got the backing of at least 76 wealthy benefactors herself, including Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings, former Meta COO Sheryl Sandberg and philanthropist Melinda French Gates.
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Alison Durkee, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
With polls indicating a very close Presidential election, the biggest benefactors of this ad spending largesse are the local television stations in seven swing states; Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, Georgia, North Carolina, Arizona and Nevada.
—Brad Adgate, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
The family history is equally underwritten, barely establishing Satya and Ankur’s relationship to their benefactors before they are never heard from again.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 13 Oct. 2024
After Biden attracted billionaires like Michael Bloomberg and LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman, Harris has already got the backing of a number of wealthy benefactors herself, including Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings, former Meta COO Sheryl Sandberg and philanthropist Melinda French Gates.
—Alison Durkee, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
That committee had been assembled in response to a 2022 report that detailed the many ways that Harvard leaders and benefactors profited from and advocated for slavery both on and off campus.
—Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2024
But attracting risk-takers and benefactors is a high-stakes venture.
—Ken Silverstein, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
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“Benefactors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/benefactors. Accessed 12 Dec. 2024.
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