altruists

plural of altruist

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for altruists
Noun
  • Daedone persuaded the swelling ranks of OM enthusiasts, givers and receivers alike, to join an experiment in communal living, gradually parting them from their wealth and autonomy.
    Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Two-thirds of givers admit to procrastinating family wealth-transfer conversations, according to a national RBC Wealth Management survey.
    Medora Lee, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • But even with an outpouring of support from private donors, Medina said, a pause on SNAP benefits could stretch nonprofits thin.
    Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Large gaps also exist between the industries of Spanberger and Earle-Sears’s respective donors.
    Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 29 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The second-most popular reason, at 28%, was not having a relationship with their benefactors’ advisor.
    Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2025
  • But the arrangement could create an appearance of a conflict of interest, as Anderson’s office has steered public dollars to a business owned by a family who have been his political benefactors.
    Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The red carpet and awards ceremony celebrates footwear’s influential style stars, best brand stories, ardent philanthropists, emerging talents and industry veterans.
    Katie Abel, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Completed in the mid-1950s by master builder Joe Pawling for wealthy Illinois philanthropists and socialites George and Marcia Barrett, Holden occupied the digs from 1966 to 1977.
    Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 21 Oct. 2025
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“Altruists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/altruists. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.

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