voluntarily

Definition of voluntarilynext

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Recent Examples of voluntarily That bill, which passed last July, allows single filers who earn up to $150,000, and joint filers who earn up to $300,000, to deduct up to $25,000 in cash tips that are voluntarily paid to the worker. Tax Notes Staff, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026 Taylor Farms, America’s largest salad producer, has voluntarily recalled lettuce from central Mexico. Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 27 July 2026 The 62-year-old Johnson County man voluntarily left the dock into the water, according to the report. Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 26 July 2026 According to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recall notice, Brooklyn Roasting Company voluntarily recalled approximately 1,219 units of its Pasteurized Cold Brew Concentrate. Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 25 July 2026 Williams, who had filed counterclaims against Baumgarten for allegedly making false and defamatory statements about her and tarnishing her reputation, also voluntarily dismissed her suit at the same time. Catherine Muccigrosso july 24, Charlotte Observer, 24 July 2026 On July 17, Taylor Farms, the world’s largest producer of salads and fresh-cut vegetables, voluntarily recalled iceberg lettuce after federal investigators linked it to a multistate cyclospora outbreak. Allie Canal, NBC news, 24 July 2026 Instead, LeBron spurned not just the Bay but also Cleveland, ignored Miami, and voluntarily took a pay cut for two years to join Myers’ new empire in the City of Brotherly Love. Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 24 July 2026 The company shared those results with the FDA on July 21 before voluntarily initiating the recall. Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 24 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for voluntarily
Adverb
  • But long waits to enter the stadium — delays that stemmed from operational failures rather than genuine demand — frustrated the same fans who had willingly queued for tickets weeks earlier.
    Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 31 July 2026
  • Consensual, purposeful data outperforms scraped noise every time—because users who willingly share offer better, more accurate information than those who've been tricked into doing so.
    Mani Padisetti, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Adverb
  • Marquez grades well on rival teams’ models, according to analysts with several teams who were granted anonymity to speak freely.
    The Athletic MLB Staff, New York Times, 24 July 2026
  • Experts warn that freely available, powerful AIs capable of finding software flaws will render safety guardrails unenforceable, rapidly spreading advanced hacking tools worldwide.
    Craig S. Smith, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

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“Voluntarily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/voluntarily. Accessed 2 Aug. 2026.

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