recipient
noun
recipients
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pluralof recipient.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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At least approximately 14% of recipients 65 and older rely on Social Security for 90% or more of their family income, according to a 2024 Census Bureau’s Center for Economic Studies report.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026
The charity said it fed 11,000 people every week with the stipulation that all its produce must be completely free to recipients.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
Social Security recipients will get a 3.6% raise for 2027, a bigger-than-average bump as energy prices continue to fuel inflation.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
In some instances, federal agencies have mounted criminal cases against recipients of taxpayer money earmarked for homelessness services.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
Perhaps the recipients will make nothing of it, or think it is a recording of a pulsar, which in some superficial sense it resembles.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
