as in claimant
someone who inherits something when someone dies
He named his only child as the beneficiary on his life insurance policy.
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Recent Examples of beneficiary
Yet the commercial beneficiaries vary significantly by region.
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Callum McLennan, Variety, 27 May 2025
Travelers should prepare a will and designate appropriate insurance beneficiaries and power of attorney.
—Nick Butler, FOXNews.com, 27 May 2025
Some of the biggest beneficiaries of this diversity are White men.
—John Blake, CNN Money, 26 May 2025
This year promises an even greater opportunity to celebrate music, surfing, and community while raising crucial funds for San Diego youth beneficiaries.
—Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for beneficiary
Callum McLennan, Variety, 27 May 2025
Travelers should prepare a will and designate appropriate insurance beneficiaries and power of attorney.
—Nick Butler, FOXNews.com, 27 May 2025
Some of the biggest beneficiaries of this diversity are White men.
—John Blake, CNN Money, 26 May 2025
This year promises an even greater opportunity to celebrate music, surfing, and community while raising crucial funds for San Diego youth beneficiaries.
—Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for beneficiary
Recent Examples of Synonyms for beneficiary
Noun
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This figure encompasses both resettled refugees and successful asylum claimants.—
Andy J. Semotiuk,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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Once submitted, a claimant may not take any legal action within 120 days after filing the notice unless the city denies the claim and provides notice before the 120 days expire.—
Taylor O’Connor,
Kansas City Star,
16 May 2025
Noun
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The trailer for the first film in the Housefull franchise in six years shows Akshay Kumar, Riteish Deshmukh and Abhishek A Bachchan on a giant cruise ship all claiming to be the real son and rightful heir to a fortune.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
27 May 2025
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Spanish star Carlos Alcaraz, who many see as the heir to Nadal’s throne, is in action on Monday against Italian Giulio Zeppieri.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
26 May 2025
Noun
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The result that the purchaser at the judicial sale ends up only as an assignee of the distributional rights, but without governance rights, is the result that will ordinarily be obtained outside of bankruptcy too.—
Jay Adkisson,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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As a mere assignee of Addington's interest, BAL did not gain Addington's governance rights.—
Jay Adkisson,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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On May 2, both groups were alerted to their grant revocation via email, amid a slew of rescissions targeting NEA grantees.—
Jackie Hajdenberg,
Sun Sentinel,
8 May 2025
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Launched in 2021, former MPAC Fellows include 2022 inaugural grantee Sarah Mokh and 2023 Screenwriting Lab participant Karina Dandashi, both of whom’s films competed at SXSW this year.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
2 May 2025
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“Beneficiary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beneficiary. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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