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Recent Examples of donor Last fiscal year, the endowment distributed $2.4 billion, 70% of which was subject to donors’ directives. Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 17 Apr. 2025 But the early jockeying has started drawing donors’ imaginations, and so far, two charismatic leaders from the next generation of Democrats have emerged as figures to watch. Philip Elliott, Time, 17 Apr. 2025 That message, the campaign confirmed, was meant to go out to Cuomo donors who needed to provide more info in order for their contributions to become eligible for matching. Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2025 Miami Herald Lauren Costantino is a religion reporter for the Miami Herald funded with financial support from Trish and Dan Bell and from donors comprising the South Florida Jewish and Muslim Communities, in partnership with Journalism Funding Partners. Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for donor
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Noun
  • While Paytas’ Big Broadway Dream quickly sold out the St. James Theatre, donations of $5 to $25 to the Fund enters donators will be entered for a chance to win a front row pair of tickets.
    Greg Evans, Deadline, 23 Jan. 2025
  • The new group is actively looking for volunteers, members and donators, SAMENA Collective Membership Chairman Wali Qazizada said.
    Annika Bahnsen, Orange County Register, 19 July 2024
Noun
  • Based on industries listed in the regulations targeted by Trump, owners of coal plants are among the potential benefactors.
    Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
  • The institute’s primary benefactor was Peter Thiel, a billionaire venture capitalist and the co-founder of PayPal who donated more than $1.25 million to the organization and related projects.
    Ian Urbina, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • All opinions expressed by the CNBC Pro contributors are solely their opinions and do not reflect the opinions of CNBC, NBC UNIVERSAL, their parent company or affiliates, and may have been previously disseminated by them on television, radio, internet or another medium.
    Michael Khouw, CNBC, 17 Apr. 2025
  • Entertainment gossip and news from Newsweek's network of contributors Nintendo just wrapped up its third Nintendo Direct in under a month, with a Mario Kart World Direct that lasted a little over 15 minutes.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • But imagine a different encounter than the one in the gallery, in front of pictures mostly painted for private patrons.
    Jason Farago, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Starbucks reverses open-door policy: Buy something or leave Customer cites ‘gray area’ and ‘human element’ to Starbucks pool of patrons Cat Wack, 35, lives in the Glen Allen, Virginia area, about 14 miles northwest of Richmond, the state capital.
    Saleen Martin, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2025

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“Donor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/donor. Accessed 1 May. 2025.

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