bestow
Example Sentences
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Back in 2023, that prestige was bestowed upon tomatoes, which moved beyond the grocery store aisles to become an aesthetic and a way of life with the so-called “Tomato Girl Summer” micro trend.
From Salon
Last year, the regional government pledged to bestow the honorary title of "village of military valour" for the participation of its men in the war.
From BBC
I whipped the crop against the dusty ground, feeling the power it bestowed.
From Literature
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Each year around June when the rains came, its waters would gather in might, churning with rich silt, flooding the plains, and bestowing abundant harvests for farmers and catches for fishermen.
From Literature
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Those are all monikers bestowed upon Howard Silverblatt, longtime senior index analyst at S&P Global.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.