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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
Times staff writer Colleen Shalby contributed to this report.
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Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026
The Bee’s Ishani Desai contributed to this report.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 16 Apr. 2026
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
—Greg Norman-Diamond, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2026
The Trump administration has prioritized quantity over quality in its mass deportation campaign, diverting attention from apprehending hardened criminals to removing people who positively contribute to American society.
—Editorial Board, Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2026
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Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026
The Bee’s Ishani Desai contributed to this report.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 16 Apr. 2026
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
—Greg Norman-Diamond, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2026
The Trump administration has prioritized quantity over quality in its mass deportation campaign, diverting attention from apprehending hardened criminals to removing people who positively contribute to American society.
—Editorial Board, Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for contribute
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HomeFirst serves hundreds of unhoused individuals across Santa Clara County, where menstrual products remain among the most requested and least donated items at shelters nationwide.—
Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
19 Apr. 2026
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Joseph Sevick, an 82-year-old volunteer with Catholic Charities, called the Maplewood location his favorite place to donate his time and worried for its future.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
19 Apr. 2026
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Some young men, eager to assert their Americanness, answered yes to both questions and volunteered for military service; members of the all-Japanese 442nd Regimental Combat Team quickly became war heroes.—
Hua Hsu,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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The 37-year-old had the opportunity to leave the front at one point but volunteered to stay due to the manpower challenges.—
Daria Tarasova-Markina,
CNN Money,
20 Apr. 2026
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Suzuki’s long ball was part of a three-run seventh, which helped give the Cubs a five-run cushion.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Apr. 2026
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Korean gochujang paste gives the dish fiery, funky heat.—
Nina Moskowitz,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
22 Apr. 2026
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Mount Carmel pitcher Jake Matise received a piece of information Friday morning that provided him with some extra focus and motivation to take into his start later in the afternoon.—
Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Apr. 2026
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Inter Miami provides the best challenge and litmus test yet.—
Braidon Nourse,
Denver Post,
18 Apr. 2026
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Souvenirs of a romanticized fin-de-siècle Ruritania are presented without interest or elaboration.—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
23 Apr. 2026
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Liverpool, however, have been interested in the past and could present competition for his signature, so too major clubs in Europe.—
Laurie Whitwell,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Contribute.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contribute. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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