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as in to donate
to make a present of
bestowed a new car on their son for graduation
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as in to accommodate
to provide with living quarters or shelter
eventually the refugee family was bestowed in its own apartment
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Recent Examples of bestow
The Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild will bestow Allison Janney with the union’s top honor, the Distinguished Artisan Award, on Saturday during the 12th annual MUAHS Awards.
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Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2025
According to the Order of Canada website, since its inception in 1967, the honor has been bestowed upon more than 7,600 people.
—Chloe Veltman, NPR, 8 Feb. 2025
The model is large, bestowed with 7 billion variables, known in computer science as parameters, and trained on loads of data.
—Ingrid Wickelgren, Quanta Magazine, 5 Feb. 2025
Swift’s homemade toaster strudel recipe is surrounded in lore and intrigue, due to the praise bestowed on them by boyfriend Travis Kelce (also known as tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs, competing in the Super Bowl this Sunday against the Philadelphia Eagles).
—Li Goldstein, Bon Appétit, 6 Feb. 2025
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Last year, 21,300 square feet of signage was reused and 243 tons of building material donated to local organizations.—
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In response to the rising crime and limited resources to investigate, the state beekeepers association has partnered with the Pipkin Detective Agency, a private firm that specializes in agricultural crime, which has donated 50 hours toward investigating hive thefts.—
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The Department of Education is expected to provide guidance in the coming weeks, and loan servicers will need time to adjust their systems to accommodate borrowers transitioning to new repayment plans.—
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The bike also accommodates up to five individual profiles.—
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The location is atypical for its purpose, given its proximity to major sources of water, which left the tomb badly damaged from flooding not long after Thutmose II’s death.—
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This warrant does not give agents permission to search and seize private property.—
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Powell, the sources said, was not housed in the new Special Management Unit on the Bantum Center, which was the subject of some controversy in last week’s Board of Correction hearing.—
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The space houses an elegant cocktail bar and a smaller one with a corner paying homage to Julio Iglesias, among other unique elements.—
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Grant and his dates will be volunteering at Vanderpump Dogs, the Bravolebrity’s non-profit rescue organization and doggie spa in Vegas.—
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In addition to his work at the Computer History Museum, Hoyt volunteers at the Tech Interactive and Tech Challenge.—
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During the first Trump administration, when the policy was still in place but agents were sometimes given leeway to ignore it, families facing deportation began sheltering within churches.—
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People should make sure their animals are inside or sheltered, if possible.—
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All three refused to provide identification or sign arrest paperwork, and were identified only after their pictures were shown to an FBI agent, police said.—
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The exact store locations, however, were not provided.—
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Bosh had to be hospitalized because several of the clots broke free and ended up lodged in his lungs.—
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The previous attack on Black and her puppy also set the groundwork for more serious charges being lodged against the Withers in the Echelbarger case.—
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“Bestow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bestow. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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