as in willingly
of one's own free will
you took part in this voluntarily, so you have no cause to complain
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Recent Examples of voluntarily
Advertisement Of course, people who voluntarily go through a haunted house are a self-selecting group, and trauma can occur when someone is subjected to something against their will or pushed past a limit.
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Delaney Rebernik, Time, 27 Oct. 2025
Updated to include the Sundance Institute’s statement voluntarily recognizing the union.
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2025
Ultimately, Smith voluntarily resigned from the Academy, and the organization banned him from attending the Oscars or any other Academy event for 10 years.
—Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Oct. 2025
Foodynamics, a pet food company based in Wales, Wisconsin, is voluntarily recalling some of its products due to possible salmonella contamination.
—Eva Wen, jsonline.com, 25 Oct. 2025
The outlet added that Buckingham Palace officials are urging him to leave voluntarily, as he cannot be evicted under the terms of his current lease.
—Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
As of now, staffers are still waiting to hear officially from IMP on whether management will voluntarily recognize their unionization effort.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2025
Each case was voluntarily dismissed or closed without sale, including one in 2012 that was later dismissed for failure to prosecute.
—Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 23 Oct. 2025
Andy Reid has kept the offense on the field for fourth-and-short 11 times, tied for the most in the league with Indianapolis, voluntarily seeking out these spots.
—Sam McDowell 22, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2025
Delaney Rebernik, Time, 27 Oct. 2025
Updated to include the Sundance Institute’s statement voluntarily recognizing the union.
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2025
Ultimately, Smith voluntarily resigned from the Academy, and the organization banned him from attending the Oscars or any other Academy event for 10 years.
—Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Oct. 2025
Foodynamics, a pet food company based in Wales, Wisconsin, is voluntarily recalling some of its products due to possible salmonella contamination.
—Eva Wen, jsonline.com, 25 Oct. 2025
The outlet added that Buckingham Palace officials are urging him to leave voluntarily, as he cannot be evicted under the terms of his current lease.
—Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
As of now, staffers are still waiting to hear officially from IMP on whether management will voluntarily recognize their unionization effort.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2025
Each case was voluntarily dismissed or closed without sale, including one in 2012 that was later dismissed for failure to prosecute.
—Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 23 Oct. 2025
Andy Reid has kept the offense on the field for fourth-and-short 11 times, tied for the most in the league with Indianapolis, voluntarily seeking out these spots.
—Sam McDowell 22, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for voluntarily
Adverb
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Most national leaders, after all, do not willingly associate themselves with diarrhea.—
Michelle Goldberg,
Mercury News,
23 Oct. 2025
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Jan began receiving love letters from Berchtold and willingly wrote back.—
Alex Gurley,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Auburn researchers aimed to change that by creating materials where electrons can move freely through open spaces.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Oct. 2025
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The exercises reflect Beijing's effort to expand its anti-access/area-denial, or A2/AD, capabilities – a strategy meant to keep opposing forces from entering or operating freely in nearby regions.—
Eryk Michael Smith,
FOXNews.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Voluntarily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/voluntarily. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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