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as in philanthropies
the giving of necessities and especially money to the needy
after amassing a fortune in the computer industry, the brothers devoted themselves to charity
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as in contributions
a gift of money or its equivalent to a charity, humanitarian cause, or public institution
donated his mansion and all of its land as a charity to the people of his beloved home state
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Recent Examples of charities
Contributions from other sources, including employers and employees, charities and governments, are pre-tax, so the full value of a withdrawal is taxed.
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Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 10 Feb. 2026
An Alberta public inquiry found that the cash to support pipeline opposition flowed to Canadian environmental activist groups through American charities, obscuring the identity of the donors.
—Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 5 Feb. 2026
Members meet quarterly to nominate charities, choose three at random, and then vote on which to support with a $100 check.
—Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
In 2018, PopSugar reported that Prince William and Kate Middleton were using Apartment 8 as the headquarters for their charities.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 5 Feb. 2026
Proceeds support local Lions Club service projects and charities.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
She was removed from roles with other charities in September.
—Nick Duffy, NBC news, 5 Feb. 2026
Next, Newport is focused on expanding her love of fashion through her Substack newsletter, working with nonprofits such as The Road Home and local LGBTQIA charities (including Encircle, Utah Pride Center and Equality Utah) and producing Broadway shows.
—Brianne Tracy, PEOPLE, 3 Feb. 2026
Proceeds from the Birds Nest and Phoenix Open are donated to Arizona charities, which has amounted to more than $226 million since the Open’s inception in 1932.
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 2 Feb. 2026
Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 10 Feb. 2026
An Alberta public inquiry found that the cash to support pipeline opposition flowed to Canadian environmental activist groups through American charities, obscuring the identity of the donors.
—Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 5 Feb. 2026
Members meet quarterly to nominate charities, choose three at random, and then vote on which to support with a $100 check.
—Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
In 2018, PopSugar reported that Prince William and Kate Middleton were using Apartment 8 as the headquarters for their charities.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 5 Feb. 2026
Proceeds support local Lions Club service projects and charities.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
She was removed from roles with other charities in September.
—Nick Duffy, NBC news, 5 Feb. 2026
Next, Newport is focused on expanding her love of fashion through her Substack newsletter, working with nonprofits such as The Road Home and local LGBTQIA charities (including Encircle, Utah Pride Center and Equality Utah) and producing Broadway shows.
—Brianne Tracy, PEOPLE, 3 Feb. 2026
Proceeds from the Birds Nest and Phoenix Open are donated to Arizona charities, which has amounted to more than $226 million since the Open’s inception in 1932.
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 2 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for charities
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The group received admiring press, and was funded by Congress and various philanthropies; the budget at Dare headquarters eventually approached twenty-five million dollars a year.—
Charles Duhigg,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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Filippelli said people are finding clever ways to navigate state level funding and local philanthropies will still finance some projects, but much of the Biden-era federal funding for such initiatives is gone.—
Karl Schneider,
IndyStar,
6 Jan. 2026
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The transcript of this speech is actually one of the seven contributions on Schlossberg’s Vogue author page.—
Jonathan Chait,
The Atlantic,
10 Feb. 2026
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The law establishes a 17-member committee to develop standards focusing on Black contributions and experiences.—
Brian Sherrod,
CBS News,
10 Feb. 2026
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The governor’s office said his international travel is paid for by the California State Protocol Foundation, a nonprofit that is funded primarily by corporate donations and run by a board Newsom appoints.—
Melody Gutierrez,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2026
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Our campaign has received more than 340,000 donations from a staggering 215,000+ individual contributors from 240 counties in Texas and all 50 states.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Charities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/charities. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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