as in donating
to make a present of
trained tax consultants who volunteer their services at tax time
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Recent Examples of volunteering
According to complaints, the three men allegedly targeted a 16-year-old junior firefighter who began volunteering at the department in January 2022.
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Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 2 Apr. 2026
Of those, 58 percent have come from earned meals from volunteering and 42 percent have been paid via donations.
—Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 1 Apr. 2026
All of our immediate family and her close friends will be attending and volunteering.
—Jessica Keller, Glamour, 1 Apr. 2026
There is a growing global trend in this direction, with organizations across different countries volunteering to test the effectiveness of such policies.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2026
Despite his setbacks, Byfield found ways to give back—volunteering to help EMS teams learn how to treat patients with heart pumps and mentoring others with similar diagnoses.
—Bri Buckley, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
Those who qualify for a hardship deferment include people receiving certain types of federal or state aid and anyone volunteering in the Peace Corps, Kantrowitz said.
—Kamaron McNair,annie Nova, CNBC, 30 Mar. 2026
Palma said she hasn’t been involved in politics since volunteering for George McGovern’s failed presidential bid in the 1970s.
—Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2026
She has long been involved with volunteering for the American Red Cross.
—Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 25 Mar. 2026
Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 2 Apr. 2026
Of those, 58 percent have come from earned meals from volunteering and 42 percent have been paid via donations.
—Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 1 Apr. 2026
All of our immediate family and her close friends will be attending and volunteering.
—Jessica Keller, Glamour, 1 Apr. 2026
There is a growing global trend in this direction, with organizations across different countries volunteering to test the effectiveness of such policies.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2026
Despite his setbacks, Byfield found ways to give back—volunteering to help EMS teams learn how to treat patients with heart pumps and mentoring others with similar diagnoses.
—Bri Buckley, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
Those who qualify for a hardship deferment include people receiving certain types of federal or state aid and anyone volunteering in the Peace Corps, Kantrowitz said.
—Kamaron McNair,annie Nova, CNBC, 30 Mar. 2026
Palma said she hasn’t been involved in politics since volunteering for George McGovern’s failed presidential bid in the 1970s.
—Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2026
She has long been involved with volunteering for the American Red Cross.
—Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 25 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for volunteering
Verb
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Between roughly 2013 and 2019, Epstein regularly donating $50,000 annually to secure top-tier donor status, for a total of more than $300,000.—
Julie Carr Smyth,
Fortune,
2 Apr. 2026
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Consider making plans to meet up and help others, perhaps by clearing garbage from a local park or donating food to someone in need.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
1 Apr. 2026
Verb
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One law created new oversight, requiring oil companies to open their books and giving regulators more visibility into refinery profits and operations.—
Richard Ramos,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Clever Mercury in your sign trines lucky Jupiter in your 5th House of Delight, giving your words a playful glow and encouraging authentic self-expression.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Apr. 2026
Verb
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These include advancing the commercial use of marine resources, improving understanding of how ocean ecosystems change across seasons, and contributing to research on the origins and evolution of life.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Mar. 2026
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The hybrid system outperformed the algorithm running on its own—suggesting that the biological cells were contributing to the learning process.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Volunteering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/volunteering. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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