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as in to volunteer
to make a present of
contributes money to a variety of worthy causes
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Information for this article was contributed by Jake Offenhartz and Jennifern Peltz of The Associated Press.
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Anthony Izaguirre The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 25 June 2025
Peter Burke of Fox News Digital contributed reporting.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 25 June 2025
Marian Catholic High School in Chicago Heights also contributed to that site, with student council members selling cookies and raising $1,000 to buy toys.
—Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2025
Information for this article was contributed by Stephanie Lai, Skylar Woodhouse, Shruti Srivastava and Sudhi Ranjan Sen of Bloomberg (WPNS).
—Arkansas Online, 13 June 2025
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Anthony Izaguirre The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 25 June 2025
Peter Burke of Fox News Digital contributed reporting.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 25 June 2025
Marian Catholic High School in Chicago Heights also contributed to that site, with student council members selling cookies and raising $1,000 to buy toys.
—Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2025
Information for this article was contributed by Stephanie Lai, Skylar Woodhouse, Shruti Srivastava and Sudhi Ranjan Sen of Bloomberg (WPNS).
—Arkansas Online, 13 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for contribute
Verb
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In short, the legislation currently bouncing around Congress would, at least temporarily, allow anyone who donates to charity to get a tax break — not just the mega-philanthropists among us.—
Ryan Ermey,
CNBC,
19 June 2025
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Within months, her book earned multiple international awards, opened doors to speaking engagements and inspired her to launch initiatives that aligned with her purpose—donating all 2024 proceeds to charity and expanding her message into educational spaces across the UAE and beyond.—
Michelle Gines,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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Since its founding, Project Neighbors has volunteered over 100,000 hours to the construction and renovation of more than 100 properties.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2025
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Diep currently volunteers at Emboldly, a nonprofit focused on empowering women to step into leadership roles.—
Gili Malinsky,
CNBC,
25 June 2025
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Jaws has been giving us all of them, attached to a vehicle with a perfect engine, for 50 years and counting.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
20 June 2025
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That arc gave us both such emotional depth to play with.—
Lexi Carson,
HollywoodReporter,
20 June 2025
Verb
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Certainly this is true of telecommunications companies, as well as those providing utilities such as water and electricity.—
Thomas Wright,
The Atlantic,
19 June 2025
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The federal law, known as EMTALA, requires that emergency rooms provide care to anyone who arrives at that door, regardless of their ability to pay or any other extenuating circumstances.—
Stephanie McNeal,
Glamour,
19 June 2025
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And those were -- none of those data were presented clearly at this meeting.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
29 June 2025
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That rear end presented further challenges given the wider body, so ECD needed to source entirely new axles and cradles—all custom jobs—plus a set of sparkling wire wheels.—
Michael Teo Van Runkle,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2025
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“Contribute.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contribute. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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