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Recent Examples of altruist
Extraordinary altruists care deeply about the welfare of others — including those who have no connection to them.
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Stephanie O'Neill, NPR, 26 Dec. 2024
But to buy the property at current market rates without jacking up rents, even an altruist would have to come up with some unlikely financial wizardry.
—Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
Education is the cause most favored by altruists on the list.
—Forbes Press Releases, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Didn’t effective altruists do a bunch of crimes a few years ago?
—Dylan Matthews, Vox, 18 Nov. 2024
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Stephanie O'Neill, NPR, 26 Dec. 2024
But to buy the property at current market rates without jacking up rents, even an altruist would have to come up with some unlikely financial wizardry.
—Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
Education is the cause most favored by altruists on the list.
—Forbes Press Releases, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Didn’t effective altruists do a bunch of crimes a few years ago?
—Dylan Matthews, Vox, 18 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for altruist
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The university had set out to break the record in celebration of its milestone birthday and encouraged its students, faculty, staff, alumni, donors and community members to don dinosaur costumes to participate in its Rex's Jurassic Jamboree.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
14 Apr. 2026
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Kennedy Center leadership is conducting tours with congressional staff and donors to demonstrate that the building needs major renovation due to water damage, HVAC issues and deteriorating infrastructure.—
Steven Sloan,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2026
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Research shows the powerful effect of kindness on the giver and many others.—
Chris John Amorosino,
Hartford Courant,
26 Mar. 2026
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Here and in works throughout the show, symbols and inscriptions refer both to gift giver and gift recipient, bridging the distance between Europe and the Holy Land.—
Sarah Kozlowski,
Dallas Morning News,
21 Mar. 2026
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The benefactors, on the other hand, wore their wealth with ease.—
Douglas Stuart,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
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Some of Duchamp’s Readymades were produced as gifts for, or with input from, his chief benefactor, Walter Arensberg, a steel-fortune heir.—
Howard Halle,
ARTnews.com,
10 Apr. 2026
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Anderson was with Hafley and Sullivan in Green Bay as a special teams contributor who played sparingly on defense.—
David Furones,
Sun Sentinel,
15 Apr. 2026
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Junior wing Andrej Stojaković is the last major Final Four contributor whose status has not yet been announced.—
Colleen Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Apr. 2026
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Barbara Feingold, Holocaust Memorial council member, B’nai Torah member and philanthropist, also spoke about the importance of the museum in today’s world.—
Jessica Tzikas,
Sun Sentinel,
14 Apr. 2026
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The mega philanthropist has also given an eye-watering $436 million in unrestricted giving to Habitat for Humanity, a global nonprofit organization helping alleviate the housing crisis.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Altruist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/altruist. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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