Thesaurus results for BENEFICIARY

beneficiary

noun

Definition of beneficiary

as in claimant

someone who inherits something when someone dies He named his only child as the beneficiary on his life insurance policy.

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Recent Examples of beneficiary The Social Security Administration will send beneficiaries notices about the COLA changes. — Lorie Konish, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026 Medicare experts note that, nationwide, no $0-premium standalone Part D plans will be available in 2027 for beneficiaries with limited resources who are not enrolled in the Extra Help program. — Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 14 Oct. 2026 The benefit is not available to everyone on Medicare and will depend on whether a beneficiary is part of a participating program. — Karon Warren, AJC.com, 14 Oct. 2026 Payments would have to jump by nearly $296 a month, or about $3,550 annually, to restore their buying power for the average beneficiary, the analysis found. — Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for beneficiary

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Under an across-the-board percentage cut, the early claimant takes another reduction from an already smaller check.

— Ray R. Harris, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026
In California, a judge needs to approve the sale of a settlement payout after finding it in the best interest of the claimant.

— Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of claimant

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Murdaugh, a once-rich and imposing heir to a Southern legal dynasty, is scheduled to stand trial again in April on two murder charges in the June 2021 shooting deaths of his wife, Maggie, and younger son, Paul, at their home in Colleton County.

— Jeffrey Collins, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
In 1961, a Stroganoff heir filed for return of the Cranach and a Rembrandt, saying they had been looted by the Soviets.

— Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 16 Oct. 2026

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Agents in Jira are generally available, allowing teams to assign work items to AI agents using the same interface as for human assignees, with full audit logging designed for compliance teams.

— Steve McDowell, Forbes.com, 29 May 2026
To assign a task, simply tick a box, add a description, choose assignees, and input an optional due date.

— Robert Anderson, PC Magazine, 30 Mar. 2026

Definition of assignee

Noun

The Sixers donated 5,000 tickets to local community groups and Sixers Youth Foundation grantee partners and more than $80,000 was raised for the Sixers Youth Foundation.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
The head of another grantee, Centennial Mental Health Center, also stopped by for the announcement.

— Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 28 Sep. 2026

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