bestowed
Americanadjective
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presented as a gift or privilege; given or conferred.
As the official addressed them, some members of the audience shouted with joy over their newly bestowed citizenship.
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Archaic. applied; put to some use.
If I regarded the present discussion concerning baptism as only about mere mode or form, I should think my time and labor poorly bestowed.
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Similarly, the prize for actor was bestowed on both Emmanuel Macchia and Valentin Campagne, co-stars of Lukas Dhont’s World War I romantic drama “Coward.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026
It didn’t take long for Bogle to identify a sliver of daylight in the mandate bestowed upon his new firm.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
The couple will still be on a high after all the festivities and luxuriating in the afterglow of the love — and cash — bestowed upon them.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026
The accolade has previously been bestowed upon politicians and celebrities including Sir Winston Churchill and Dame Judi Dench.
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026
The Athenians gladly received the many gifts she bestowed upon them.
From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby
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