as in to donate
to make a present of
trained tax consultants who volunteer their services at tax time
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as in voluntary
done, made, or given with one's own free will
volunteer work at the hospital
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Recent Examples of volunteer
Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2025
Trained, volunteer counselors offer help to any Medicare-eligible person who asks.
—Bob Carlson, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
Stepheny Price , Yonat Friling, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2025
One of the best ways to do that is by volunteering.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
Dylan Slagle, Baltimore Sun, 23 June 2022
Glauner noted that Fire Station 1, at 4383 Center Road, was built in 1960 with additional bays installed in the 1970s, at a time when the department was all-volunteer.
—Brian Lisik, cleveland, 15 Feb. 2022
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Noun
Many residents reacted angrily when L.A. County officials called for volunteers in March to help with rebuilding the park, saying that the decision was tone deaf in the face of fire survivors’ trauma and unsafe given the toxicity of the debris.
—Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2025
Trained, volunteer counselors offer help to any Medicare-eligible person who asks.
—Bob Carlson, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
Verb
Raised in Tenafly, New Jersey, Alexander moved to Israel at 18 to volunteer for military service in the IDF’s Golani Brigade.
—Stepheny Price , Yonat Friling, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2025
One of the best ways to do that is by volunteering.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
Adjective
The fire company is the only one in Carroll County that is completely volunteer run, with no career fire personnel.
—Dylan Slagle, Baltimore Sun, 23 June 2022
Glauner noted that Fire Station 1, at 4383 Center Road, was built in 1960 with additional bays installed in the 1970s, at a time when the department was all-volunteer.
—Brian Lisik, cleveland, 15 Feb. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for volunteer
Verb
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But after one of their companies donated $5 million to Donald Trump’s second inaugural, their SEC troubles miraculously disappeared.—
Chloe Sorvino,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
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Fossil fuel interests donated heavily to the Trump election campaign and conservative political groups in the 2024 election, according to data compiled by the nonprofit campaign finance research group OpenSecrets.—
Jeff Young,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 May 2025
Adjective
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First, the team worked with cat owners to obtain voluntary samples.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
17 May 2025
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Often, the idea of a recall, even a voluntary one, conjures up images of exploding Pinto gas tanks or other major issues, resulting in the very expensive process of bringing every car into a shop for service.—
Brad Templeton,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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What’s the Takeaway for People With Heart Failure? Experiencing issues with planning and thinking can be especially problematic for people with heart failure, given the complex self-care required to manage the condition.—
Kaitlin Sullivan,
Health,
16 May 2025
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The show is set to give the music competition reality genre the Love is Blind treatment by forming a pop group without the members meeting face-to-face.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
15 May 2025
Adjective
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While left wing-back Federico Dimarco provided a useful short out-ball during the Italian side’s build-up, right wing-back Denzel Dumfries was much more available and willing to make runs in behind — where long diagonal balls into the Netherlands international caused chaos.—
Guillermo Rai,
New York Times,
11 May 2025
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Pete’s Payday Alonso, 30, had hoped for a larger and longer payday last winter but watched his hopes dwindle in a market saturated with first basemen willing to accept less.—
Dan Schlossberg,
Forbes.com,
11 May 2025
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Associated Press writer John O’Connor contributed from Springfield, Illinois.—
Sophia Tareen,
Chicago Tribune,
20 May 2025
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He’s been contributing to Forbes travel since 2019.—
Duncan Madden,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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“Volunteer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/volunteer. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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