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Recent Examples of bequeath
The Oilers bought out the final three seasons of the five-year $25-million contract that Holland bequeathed on goaltender Jack Campbell in 2022.
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Carol Schram, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
In 1937, the major American collector Andrew Mellon bequeathed two Vermeers to the National Gallery, which, despite the promises of Wilhelm von Bode of Berlin’s Kaiser-Friedrich-Museum and Wilhelm Martin of the Mauritshuis—titans of the European museum world—also turned out to be imitations.
—Kristian Vistrup Madsen, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
Walter bequeaths Iris his Great Dane, a massive bummer of a canine who keeps sinking deeper into despair over the loss of his companion.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2025
López Obrador bequeathed a great many vulnerabilities to his successor.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 28 Mar. 2025
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Carol Schram, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
In 1937, the major American collector Andrew Mellon bequeathed two Vermeers to the National Gallery, which, despite the promises of Wilhelm von Bode of Berlin’s Kaiser-Friedrich-Museum and Wilhelm Martin of the Mauritshuis—titans of the European museum world—also turned out to be imitations.
—Kristian Vistrup Madsen, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
Walter bequeaths Iris his Great Dane, a massive bummer of a canine who keeps sinking deeper into despair over the loss of his companion.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2025
López Obrador bequeathed a great many vulnerabilities to his successor.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 28 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bequeath
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While Drake has continued with subtle jabs in his music, Pusha appears content with leaving their rivalry in the past.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
15 July 2025
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Social media videos showed dramatic scenes of floodwater pouring into Manhattan subway stations and buses left stranded by rising water in towns such as Scotch Plains, New Jersey.—
Barney Henderson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 July 2025
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And then there’s Diego Pavia, the pint-sized rock of energy who willed Vanderbilt to its first bowl win (and first winning season) since 2013.—
Matt Hayes,
The Tennessean,
11 July 2025
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Murderbot has willed its way to a Season 2 on Apple TV+.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
10 July 2025
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“Bequeath.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bequeath. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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