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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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Recent Examples of contribute
The Bee’s Lia Russell contributed to this story.
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Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 9 Jan. 2026
Peter Tonguette is a contributing writer to the Washington Examiner magazine.
—Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 9 Jan. 2026
Investigative reporter Tony Cook contributed to this report.
—Hayleigh Colombo, IndyStar, 9 Jan. 2026
The Star’s Monty Davis contributed.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 9 Jan. 2026
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Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 9 Jan. 2026
Peter Tonguette is a contributing writer to the Washington Examiner magazine.
—Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 9 Jan. 2026
Investigative reporter Tony Cook contributed to this report.
—Hayleigh Colombo, IndyStar, 9 Jan. 2026
The Star’s Monty Davis contributed.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 9 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for contribute
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Blaze Pizza will also donate $1 from every pizza sold that day to Folds of Honor, which provides scholarships to disabled veterans and the spouses and children of fallen veterans.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
9 Nov. 2025
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All proceeds from the piece are donated to The Poppy Appeal.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
9 Nov. 2025
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His ruling said the questionnaire could also ask if someone had run for political office, volunteered for a campaign, attended a political rally or participated in an immigration protest.—
John Diedrich,
jsonline.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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Amid his wife's campaign, Hedberg volunteered to place lawn signs while speaking about his admiration for her in a May 2025 Instagram video.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
5 Nov. 2025
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Historically, the water’s purity was singular, giving life to a watershed that flourished because of a unique paucity of nutrients, a situation that hindered the pursuit of any single species that would dominate the rest.—
Amy Green,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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Utopia Bedding Quilted Comforter This Utopia Bedding comforter keeps my bed looking super fluffy and cloud-like and gives my bedroom an expensive look.—
Genevieve Cepeda,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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The study also provides a previously unidentified constraint for models of tidal heat production, shell thickness, and the long-term evolution of Enceladus’ ocean.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Nov. 2025
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The indictment contends that Jones provided information regarding key players on the Los Angeles Lakers’ status in advance of games on two dates to enable third-parties to make potentially favorable bets.—
Samidh Guha,
ABC News,
9 Nov. 2025
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Researchers present the AeroMap framework to rapidly generate aerodynamic performance maps for evaluating both on- and off-design aerodynamic characteristics of wing-body configurations.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Nov. 2025
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An active member of the local National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) chapter and well-known for cooking and selling food to raise funds for her church, the boycott presented Gilmore with the opportunity to amplify her talents.—
Time,
Time,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Contribute.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contribute. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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