as in donator
one that helps another with gifts or money
a list of donors in the charitable foundation's annual report
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Recent Examples of donor
The school will close its doors at the end of its current semester after coming up with just over $2 million from roughly 200 donors, university officials said at the close of their two week campaign.
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Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 1 May 2025
But the Ilitch family still got its massive tax incentives in 2023 from the city for the project, which partners with another billionaire, Dolphins owner Stephen Ross, a University of Michigan graduate and mega donor.
—David Aldridge, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
In 2017, after the Wire ran a story examining questionable business dealings by Amit Shah’s son, Modi’s ministers began pressuring donors who sustain the site to stop providing funding.
—Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
Lara’s policy change, now in effect, will undoubtedly endear him to homeowners in high-risk areas (read: voters) and to realtors, mortgage bankers and builders (read: donors) whose revenues all suffer when large swaths of the state are deemed uninsurable deathtraps.
—Max Taves, Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2025
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Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 1 May 2025
But the Ilitch family still got its massive tax incentives in 2023 from the city for the project, which partners with another billionaire, Dolphins owner Stephen Ross, a University of Michigan graduate and mega donor.
—David Aldridge, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
In 2017, after the Wire ran a story examining questionable business dealings by Amit Shah’s son, Modi’s ministers began pressuring donors who sustain the site to stop providing funding.
—Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
Lara’s policy change, now in effect, will undoubtedly endear him to homeowners in high-risk areas (read: voters) and to realtors, mortgage bankers and builders (read: donors) whose revenues all suffer when large swaths of the state are deemed uninsurable deathtraps.
—Max Taves, Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for donor
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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
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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
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Working with a biography that needed much filling in, Kehlmann decided, in each instance, to make his Pabst a man who never actively chooses to embrace his Nazi benefactors.—
Gal Beckerman,
The Atlantic,
6 May 2025
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In exchange, Adams — who has denied wrongdoing — secured his benefactors political favors, like building permits, the indictment says.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
30 Apr. 2025
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In 2016, the disorder was the largest contributor to disability among Australian children under five.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 May 2025
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The renowned Israeli author Etgar Keret (who, like Alexie, is a frequent contributor to this magazine) posts fiction on his Substack.—
Peter C. Baker,
New Yorker,
11 May 2025
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Though he was known for his progressive ideals, Francis' work may have helped create a further divide among the more conservative and liberal patrons of the Catholic Church.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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Local vendors like Leighton’s Nerd Space and Commander Brand fought through the rain to be here, and there were plenty of other shops on hand while live performers serenaded the patrons.—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
1 May 2025
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“Donor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/donor. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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