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as in contribution
a gift of money or its equivalent to a charity, humanitarian cause, or public institution
a generous donation to the orphanage from an anonymous benefactor
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as in gift
something given to someone without expectation of a return
a chocolate cake was my donation to the office party
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Recent Examples of donation
The fundraiser has so far raised $1,805 in donations with a goal of $7,000.
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Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
30 June 2026
And Semafor reported that companies, including BlackRock and Bank of America, have agreed to match employee donations.
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Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
30 June 2026
But there has been some lack of transparency over Freedom 250 funding, with The New York Times reporting earlier this year that Freedom 250 traded access to Trump for donations that range from $1 million to nearly $10 million.
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Mike Stunson,
USA Today,
30 June 2026
Hernandez raised more than $4,000 with a GoFundMe page collecting donations to address Chase’s illness.
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Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
29 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for donation
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
30 June 2026
And Semafor reported that companies, including BlackRock and Bank of America, have agreed to match employee donations.
—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
30 June 2026
But there has been some lack of transparency over Freedom 250 funding, with The New York Times reporting earlier this year that Freedom 250 traded access to Trump for donations that range from $1 million to nearly $10 million.
—
Mike Stunson,
USA Today,
30 June 2026
Hernandez raised more than $4,000 with a GoFundMe page collecting donations to address Chase’s illness.
—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
29 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for donation
Recent Examples of Synonyms for donation
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In that ruling, the high court said a cap on the amount of post-election contributions that can be used to repay a candidate who loaned their campaign money was unconstitutional.
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Left standing were the rather low limits on direct contributions to candidates as well as the limits on how much parties could contribute to directly support candidates.
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Your family was able to enjoy this gift of extended time together, right?
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Others request videos of late grandparents as gifts for their own parents.
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The date was revealed Saturday during a presentation at Essence Festival of Culture, featuring creator, showrunner and exec producer Ben Watkins, star Jaalen Best, and cast members Dana Gourrier, Amin Joseph, Kai Parham, and Michael Ealy.
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The five-day preliminary hearing will mark the most significant presentation of evidence in the case so far — and the first time that Kirk’s parents and widow will be in the courtroom with defendant Tyler Robinson.
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The only way to preserve our republic is to strengthen the pillars of our present with the mortar of our past.
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The thread of citizen rights and responsibilities weaves through each of these, uniting evolving conceptions of freedom, self-government, and individual achievement from the nation’s past through to its present.
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“Donation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/donation. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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