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verb

past tense of donate

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Recent Examples of donated
Adjective
In some videos, survivors accused soldiers of looting apartments and confiscating donated supplies—claims that remain difficult to independently verify but have fueled widespread outrage. Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 29 June 2026 The donated jet was designed to bridge the gap until the other planes are ready. Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 24 June 2026 Once a donated cadaver can no longer be used by UCSD, the remains are cremated and scattered or interred in a manner consistent with state law, the university says. Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 June 2026 Because the transplant requires Bell to take potent immunosuppressant medication to prevent organ rejection, the couple plans to remove the donated womb following a potential second pregnancy to ensure her long-term health. Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 24 Feb. 2026 City of Ocilla officials cut off the water to Irwin County Hospital for unpaid water bills Monday, prompting a callout by the public for donated water, according to residents who spoke to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Tuesday and Wednesday. Ariel Hart, AJC.com, 29 Jan. 2026 The donated plane could take the place of two 35-year-old jets that currently serve as Air Force One. Joe Walsh, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026 The Diocese will accept donated hats, scarves and gloves for the Caps for Kids campaign at its Merrillville office through January. Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2026 The donated money, totaling $100,000 and intended to establish an endowment fund, disappeared, the Statesman’s investigation found. Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 16 Dec. 2025
Verb
In the days leading up to the wedding, Swift and Kelce donated $26 million to at least 20 charities. Jack Dunn, Variety, 4 July 2026 Organizers say 5,000 free tickets are being donated to veterans, active-duty service members and first responders through the Veteran Tickets Foundation's Vet Tix program. Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 3 July 2026 The structure of Freedom 250 -- which operates as an LLC housed within the 501 (c)(3) nonprofit National Park Foundation -- allows the group to withhold the amount of money companies have donated. Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 3 July 2026 The Japanese government donated 250 new cherry trees to join the 3,020 saplings that the city of Tokyo gave President William Howard Taft in 1912. Max Grinstein, The Washington Examiner, 3 July 2026 The couple donated a combined $26 million to 20 local and national charities ahead of their nuptials, Swift’s publicist told Business Insider. Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026 Swift and Kelce donated $26 million dollars to charities across the country ahead of their wedding day, CBS News reports. Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 3 July 2026 The couple also donated to charities in places that were rumored wedding destinations, like Community Food Bank in Rhode Island, where Swift also owns a home. Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 3 July 2026 Despite all of the hurdles, over a year after it was donated, the latest Air Force One jet is ready for the president. Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 24 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for donated
Adjective
  • For example, Antigravity doesn’t show you how full your context window is in a given conversation.
    Ruben Circelli, PC Magazine, 4 June 2026
  • Does a user keep expressing linguistic markers throughout a given conversation?
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • After thousands of Nepalese citizens volunteered to fight for Russia, Nepal banned any travel to Ukraine or Russia for work.
    Max Saltman, CNN Money, 28 June 2026
  • Bonda also volunteered at a mobile library project started by expat Debra Blake and Carol Woodruff, who splits time between Southern California and Baja.
    Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2026
Adjective
  • Los Angeles stretches its NL West lead to 11 games and maintains MLB’s best record as Ohtani’s star power turns Sacramento’s nominal home crowd into a roaring Dodgers road show.
    Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
  • The model produces outputs within nominal parameters, but those outputs reflect market conditions that are seconds or minutes stale.
    Lev Yatsemyrskyi, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Verb
  • Lisa Acker Moulter, director of the Betsy Ross House, says the story of Betsy Ross reflects a broader truth about who contributed to America’s founding.
    Pete Cuddihy, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026
  • Austin Mullen Christine Rapp, Sophia Koman, Ting Cui, Gabrielle Khoriaty, Gary Grumbach, Fiona Glisson and Brittany Kubicko contributed.
    Dennis Romero, NBC news, 5 July 2026
Verb
  • Additionally, prosecutors allege Rincker gave Alvarez a 12-gauge pump action shotgun, Jamioles said.
    Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 23 June 2026
  • Oil prices fell on the news of progress, but uncertainty over the status of the Strait of Hormuz — Iran and the US gave conflicting accounts over whether the key waterway was open over the weekend — may have slowed traffic again, The New York Times reported.
    Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 22 June 2026
Verb
  • The city presented three scenarios for Hemphill, which would involve either no change to the current traffic flow, adding two lanes of traffic back in certain areas, or adding them back along the entire corridor.
    Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 June 2026
  • Ahead of his presentation, Knight was also presented with one of the first plaques destined for the new animation center’s Wall of Fame.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 29 June 2026
Verb
  • Before the World Cup, Dioz provided employee uniforms for events including Super Bowl LIX and Copa America, which may have given it a leg up on the FIFA contact.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
  • Now in its 18th year, The Zac Foundation has provided free water safety camps to more than 25,000 kids in at-risk communities.
    Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 3 July 2026

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