as in to volunteer
to make a present of
we plan to donate all the profits from the rummage sale to charity
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Recent Examples of donate
In addition, the Second City, the Brooklyn comedy club, will donate 50% of proceeds from its show, Better Days with Petey DeAbreu, on March 9 at 8:30 p.m. ET to support Comic Relief US grantee partners providing relief efforts in LA.
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Jane Levere, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
The global streaming event, called A Bowie Celebration: Just For One Day! took place on what would've been Bowie's 74th birthday and donated proceeds from the show to Save the Children.
—Marina Watts, People.com, 27 Feb. 2025
The event is free, but registration is requested, with the option to donate.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2025
For example, 80 percent of all donated hearts in recent years went to patients sick enough to be hospitalized, records show.
—Brian M. Rosenthal, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
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Jane Levere, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
The global streaming event, called A Bowie Celebration: Just For One Day! took place on what would've been Bowie's 74th birthday and donated proceeds from the show to Save the Children.
—Marina Watts, People.com, 27 Feb. 2025
The event is free, but registration is requested, with the option to donate.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2025
For example, 80 percent of all donated hearts in recent years went to patients sick enough to be hospitalized, records show.
—Brian M. Rosenthal, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for donate
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Try volunteering at a soup kitchen, that should help.—
Katie Rife,
IndieWire,
9 Mar. 2025
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Additionally, people have been volunteering to retire early, and an LGBTQ+ employee resource group has been nixed, sources said.—
Maria Curi,
Axios,
6 Mar. 2025
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Further study is needed to identify the specific factors that influenced pregnant people to continue smoking or be exposed to SHS, and to understand the various factors that contribute to the risk of placental abruption associated with smoking and exposure to SHS during pregnancy.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
9 Mar. 2025
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Information for this article was contributed by Jacques Billeaud, John Seewer and Carla Johnson of The Associated Press.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
9 Mar. 2025
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Then again, perhaps the world of Goop is not so far away after all: In these pages, Marisa Meltzer looks at the longevity practices of Marina Abramović, who, with her workshops and serums, may well be giving Gwyneth Paltrow a run for her money.—
Sarah Douglas,
ARTnews.com,
4 Mar. 2025
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And, at least in international markets, being crowned with an Academy Award is already giving the film considerable boost.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
4 Mar. 2025
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“Donate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/donate. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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