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as in donated
to make a donation as part of a group effort
would you like to contribute to the Thanksgiving fund for needy families?
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as in volunteered
to make a present of
contributes money to a variety of worthy causes
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Recent Examples of contributed
Hegseth has fired numerous senior military officers and generals, many of them female or Black, leading some critics to question whether their race or gender contributed to their firing.
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Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026
The Associated Press contributed.
—Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
The restrictions have contributed to widespread fuel shortages, blackouts and growing unrest across the country.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 3 Apr. 2026
Associated Press writer Mike Schneider in Orlando, Florida, contributed to this report.
—R.j. Rico, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2026
Associated Press writer Jack Dura contributed to this report from Bismarck, North Dakota.
—ABC News, 3 Apr. 2026
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
—Anthony Bettin, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
Powell contributed 15 points on 5-of-10 shooting from the field and 2-of-5 shooting on threes, three rebounds and two assists.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
A number of factors likely contributed to the increase.
—Oriana Van Praag, New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2026
Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026
The Associated Press contributed.
—Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
The restrictions have contributed to widespread fuel shortages, blackouts and growing unrest across the country.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 3 Apr. 2026
Associated Press writer Mike Schneider in Orlando, Florida, contributed to this report.
—R.j. Rico, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2026
Associated Press writer Jack Dura contributed to this report from Bismarck, North Dakota.
—ABC News, 3 Apr. 2026
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
—Anthony Bettin, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
Powell contributed 15 points on 5-of-10 shooting from the field and 2-of-5 shooting on threes, three rebounds and two assists.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
A number of factors likely contributed to the increase.
—Oriana Van Praag, New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for contributed
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Falzone electronically donated $500 to Tucker’s campaign, Carney said, citing state campaign finance records.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Apr. 2026
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Helen and Jacob Shaham donated $15 million, and the Cancer & Blood Disorders Institute now bears their name.—
Najahe Sherman,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
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Susan volunteered at Glide, which is home to a host of social justice and community services, including daily free food assistance, helping people transition out of homelessness, and addiction recovery programs.—
Jacqueline Munis,
Fortune,
1 Apr. 2026
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Ryan, and his 6-year-old brother, have volunteered with Habitat for Humanity, a favorite of the Carters, and Ryan regularly requests a night's reading material to contain information on former presidents, according to videos posted by his mother.—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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The baroness gave Epstein interior design tips and picked out antique furniture and vases worth more than $500,000 for the financier to buy for his properties.—
Shirsho Dasgupta,
Miami Herald,
7 Apr. 2026
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Artemis 2 looped around the moon's far side today (April 6), in a nearly seven-hour encounter that gave its four astronauts views of Earth's nearest neighbor that human eyes had never seen before.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
7 Apr. 2026
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At the sentencing, prosecutors also presented evidence regarding Gardner’s involvement in the fatal shooting of Okeson-Haberman, according to the news release.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
7 Apr. 2026
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The push came a day after attorneys for Duran presented the judge with a petition signed by more than 11,000 law enforcement officers from around the globe requesting no jail time for the narcotics cop.—
Sheetal Banchariya,
New York Daily News,
7 Apr. 2026
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These answers are provided here to allow candidates to speak directly to our readers.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
6 Apr. 2026
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Contributed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contributed. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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