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Recent Examples of donation But Todd Arrington argued against giving away an artifact that had been accepted as a donation and had become the property of the American people. Jonny Diamond, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2025 In an emotional plea, the First Aid & Safety Patrol asked the community for donations to support the EMT and her family. Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025 Building on this foundation, Uniqlo is now looking beyond donations — advancing fiber-to-fiber technologies and scaling up resale — to address evolving consumer expectations. Chizuru Muko, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2025 For more kid-friendly art, try sculpture parks Storm King (from $25/adult) on the west side of the Hudson near Cornwall, or Art Omi (free, suggested donation $15) on the west side of the river north of Hudson. Sarah Buder, AFAR Media, 2 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for donation
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Noun
  • The midfielder’s defensive contributions to see out Arsenal’s seventh clean sheet from their opening 10 games of the season should not be overlooked either.
    Art de Roché, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
  • The second-quarter Dragons barrage featured contributions from the offense, defense and special teams.
    Mike Waters, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Well, there was a real gift from the writers as far as that monologue was concerned.
    Katie Campione, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Take a look at your holiday gift wrap, gift bags, bows, and ribbons.
    Amy Panos, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The video room has therefore become a crucial theatre, underlined by Arteta consulting educational experts to ensure his presentations were illustrated in the optimal way for players to absorb the information.
    Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Spark comfortably answers questions and generates striking graphical presentations—at least on subjects deemed acceptable by Chinese authorities.
    Matthew Tostevin, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • For another, there’s the DESI data, our best large-scale structure data at present, which seems to slightly favor the presence of evolving (and, in particular, decaying or weakening) dark energy.
    Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Holding a bottle of wine and an armful of kiddie presents.
    Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 2 Oct. 2025

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“Donation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/donation. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

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