as in donating
to make a present of
trained tax consultants who volunteer their services at tax time
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Recent Examples of volunteering
This requires building relationships with editors and volunteering to share your expertise.
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John Hall, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
This is standard fare for us — volunteering to speak on various topics at community events.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 13 Sep. 2025
On that note, consider giving back to the area by volunteering with the Coral Restoration Foundation for projects that might involve outplanting corals onto the reef or building coral trees on land.
—Terry Ward, AFAR Media, 11 Sep. 2025
Over 23 local San Diego companies are involved in helping and volunteering their time to help students learn such a valuable vocational skill.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2025
Sometimes just volunteering can get you more connections than anything else.
—Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025
Following their wedding, the duchess became a working royal, volunteering for the Passage night shelter for the homeless, and traveling the world as an ambassador for UNICEF.
—Max Foster, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
Ned pushes a big red button at the end of the press to see what happens, and nothing does — but then his phone starts blowing up with staffers volunteering to pitch in on his new local reporting initiative.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 4 Sep. 2025
No prior volunteering experience is required.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
John Hall, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
This is standard fare for us — volunteering to speak on various topics at community events.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 13 Sep. 2025
On that note, consider giving back to the area by volunteering with the Coral Restoration Foundation for projects that might involve outplanting corals onto the reef or building coral trees on land.
—Terry Ward, AFAR Media, 11 Sep. 2025
Over 23 local San Diego companies are involved in helping and volunteering their time to help students learn such a valuable vocational skill.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2025
Sometimes just volunteering can get you more connections than anything else.
—Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025
Following their wedding, the duchess became a working royal, volunteering for the Passage night shelter for the homeless, and traveling the world as an ambassador for UNICEF.
—Max Foster, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
Ned pushes a big red button at the end of the press to see what happens, and nothing does — but then his phone starts blowing up with staffers volunteering to pitch in on his new local reporting initiative.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 4 Sep. 2025
No prior volunteering experience is required.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for volunteering
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The couple, who are parents to son, Isak, and daughter, Lotte, began donating $100 for each strikeout with the Rays Baseball Foundation contributing a matching sum.—
Tom Layberger,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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The board also alleged that Unilever had stopped them from donating to the Council on American-Islamic Relations and Jewish Voice for Peace.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
17 Sep. 2025
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The Dodgers went on to defeat the Giants by the score of 6-3 giving Kershaw a no-decision while clinching a postseason berth.—
Wayne G. McDonnell,
Forbes.com,
20 Sep. 2025
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By turning a blind eye to scalpers, even giving them the tools to bypass limits and harvest tickets, Live Nation has acted as the promoter, the primary ticket seller, the artists’ manager, and the scalper.—
Walden Green,
Pitchfork,
19 Sep. 2025
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At the same time, novel current routing allows for maximum magnetic flux cancellation, contributing to the power module’s clean, low-loss electrical output—in other words, its ultrahigh efficiency, according to a press release.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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Smith led the way for Everman with 100 yards on 19 carries with Lebron Bowdy (10 carries-59 yards) and Daveyon Miles (11-51) contributing as well.—
Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Volunteering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/volunteering. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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