BENEFACTORS Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

benefactors

noun

plural of benefactor

as in donors

one that helps another with gifts or money an anonymous benefactor gave the school a dozen new computers

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Recent Examples of benefactors Democratic divide As Republican donors open their wallets, some of Democrats’ biggest benefactors are missing from the DNC’s donor rolls. — Luke Fountain, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026 Harvard and its peer institutions won’t suddenly stop caring about their largest benefactors. — Jayson Weingarten, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026 The address listed on its donations leads to a mail service in Colorado Springs, a common tactic for groups seeking to hide their benefactors. — Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 19 Sep. 2026 Investing in infrastructure to boost revenue streams is wise, particularly at a club with no shareholders to act as benefactors. — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026 Dolly Parton, one of the greatest benefactors to children in world history while also being a role model to those who were without them, had died at 80. — Choire Sicha, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026 There have been years of public outcry, curatorial departures, and lost benefactors; Angelenos had grown proud of the original LACMA campus over time. — George Baker, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026 The Warning were benefactors of this kind of sisterhood, finding open arms from predecessors like Halestorm’s Lzzy Hale, as well as the Pretty Reckless frontwoman Taylor Momsen, and Lilith Czar. — Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 27 Aug. 2026 After Gretchen Whitmer, the state’s popular Democratic governor, endorsed Stevens last week, El-Sayed explained the choice as the inevitable product of the two women’s benefactors. — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026

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In April, the Dells became the first donors to surpass $1 billion in lifetime giving to the University of Texas at Austin.

— Sydney Lake, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026
Because there have basically not been any other Republicans who have excited donors for a decade.

— Jacob Brogan, Vox, 17 Oct. 2026

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