as in talent
a special and usually inborn ability
it's a sin to waste one's God-given endowments
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Recent Examples of endowment
The Conrad, which came with a price tag of about $70 million and $10 million in endowments, is one of Gasang’s biggest projects during his time with the Music Society.
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Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Feb. 2025
The layoffs will cap a complicated fiscal year for the museum, in which expenses habitually outstripped revenue despite growth in its board and endowment, as well as healthy attendance thanks to several blockbuster exhibitions, according to Pasternak’s letter.
—Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 7 Feb. 2025
An endowment leader Why exactly a partner might leave a VC firm can be difficult to pin down at an individual level.
—Alex Konrad, Forbes, 31 Jan. 2025
The total reported for its endowment that year was about $3 million, so this gift has the potential to be transformative for the company.
—Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2025
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Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Feb. 2025
The layoffs will cap a complicated fiscal year for the museum, in which expenses habitually outstripped revenue despite growth in its board and endowment, as well as healthy attendance thanks to several blockbuster exhibitions, according to Pasternak’s letter.
—Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 7 Feb. 2025
An endowment leader Why exactly a partner might leave a VC firm can be difficult to pin down at an individual level.
—Alex Konrad, Forbes, 31 Jan. 2025
The total reported for its endowment that year was about $3 million, so this gift has the potential to be transformative for the company.
—Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for endowment
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Continuing its tradition of highlighting dynamic emerging talent, GloRilla, fresh off the success of her album Glorious, will bring her high-energy to Philadelphia.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
17 Feb. 2025
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Keep all of the best goodies off limits, on the other hand, and the Leafs will be limited to acquiring the same kind of marginal talent — third- and fourth-liners, third-pairing defencemen — as last spring.—
Jonas Siegel,
The Athletic,
17 Feb. 2025
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Thanks to the Warren and Augusta Hume Foundation gift, the program will be free in the fall of 2025.—
Lauren Smith,
Orlando Sentinel,
26 Feb. 2025
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Many have encouraged others to lean into their unique journeys, explaining that personal style is a reflection of trial and error, not just an inherent gift.—
Daisy Maldonado,
Vogue,
26 Feb. 2025
Noun
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New Yorkers with ambition and aptitude come together to complete these trainings in diverse cohorts led by expert instructors.—
Dynishal Gross,
New York Daily News,
4 Feb. 2025
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Whatever your interests and aptitude, chances are there is a need for your contribution in the workplace of today, and tomorrow.—
Aliza Knox,
Forbes,
31 Dec. 2024
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White also has a knack for assembling fantastic casts, and he’s done it again here, with Posey stealing scenes and making memes as proudly old-fashioned matriarch Victoria, who pairs an airy superiority with a taste for prescription pills.—
Dave Nemetz,
TVLine,
13 Feb. 2025
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Ken had a knack for bringing joy and laughter to any gathering.—
Contributed Content,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Endowment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/endowment. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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