as in to donate
to make a present of
trained tax consultants who volunteer their services at tax time
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as in voluntary
done, made, or given with one's own free will
volunteer work at the hospital
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Recent Examples of volunteer
Jenavieve Hatch, Sacramento Bee, 6 Mar. 2025
In 2019, the Trump administration approved Georgia Pathways to Coverage program to extend Medicaid coverage to low-income, non-disabled adults who work at least 80 hours per month or qualify for exemptions such as being full-time students or volunteers.
—Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 24 Feb. 2025
Jennifer Sirangelo, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
However, Captain America is too busy saving the world to volunteer for a PTA.
—Vincent Turley, Hartford Courant, 2 Mar. 2025
Dylan Slagle, Baltimore Sun, 23 June 2022
Glauner noted that Fire Station 1, at 4383 Center Road, was built in 1960 with additional bays installed in the 1970s, at a time when the department was all-volunteer.
—Brian Lisik, cleveland, 15 Feb. 2022
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Noun
Kempa said that the Sunday after Trump was reelected last November, more than 80 people showed up to volunteer at the Seeds of Solidarity mutual aid farm in West Sacramento.
—Jenavieve Hatch, Sacramento Bee, 6 Mar. 2025
In 2019, the Trump administration approved Georgia Pathways to Coverage program to extend Medicaid coverage to low-income, non-disabled adults who work at least 80 hours per month or qualify for exemptions such as being full-time students or volunteers.
—Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 24 Feb. 2025
Verb
Most people volunteer because they’re asked, so find an opportunity and invite a friend.
—Jennifer Sirangelo, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
However, Captain America is too busy saving the world to volunteer for a PTA.
—Vincent Turley, Hartford Courant, 2 Mar. 2025
Adjective
The fire company is the only one in Carroll County that is completely volunteer run, with no career fire personnel.
—Dylan Slagle, Baltimore Sun, 23 June 2022
Glauner noted that Fire Station 1, at 4383 Center Road, was built in 1960 with additional bays installed in the 1970s, at a time when the department was all-volunteer.
—Brian Lisik, cleveland, 15 Feb. 2022
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Verb
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Anyone in South Florida can donate time or money to ROWW.—
Rod Stafford Hagwood,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Mar. 2025
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While Black patients generously made up almost 15% of donors who donated organs after death in 2024, this still leaves a racial imbalance in the pool of donors compared to the many more who need a transplant.—
Andrew Jones,
Hartford Courant,
2 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Some bar owners had expressed concerns the program would be mandatory or would be used as a cudgel by the city to force changes to their businesses, but Alldredge stressed the program would be voluntary and would largely consist of things bars and restaurants already do.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Mar. 2025
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Participation is voluntary, and patients can opt out at any time.—
Ashley Capoot,
CNBC,
3 Mar. 2025
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The La Jolla Symphony & Chorus was intended to give amateur musicians a place to play.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 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
Adjective
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Between the two of them, Basel is the more reticent, the one less willing to dream out loud.—
Gal Beckerman,
The Atlantic,
28 Feb. 2025
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There's no guarantee that the private sector is willing to pick up either the capital expenditure or the operation and maintenance (much less the legal liabilities) of some 122 weather radars, 16 satellites, 15 ships and 10 airplanes.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
Verb
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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.—
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9 Mar. 2025
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“Volunteer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/volunteer. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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