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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
Rachel Schilke contributed to this report.
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David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 31 Jan. 2026
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 31 Jan. 2026
Information for this article was contributed by Dave Bauder, Aaron Morrison, Giovanna Dell'Orto, Tim Sullivan, Steve Karnowski, Jack Brook and Josh Funk of The Associated Press.
—Arkansas Online, 31 Jan. 2026
In the letter, Baker argued that sports prediction markets lack key safeguards found in traditional sports betting, including higher age restrictions and robust monitoring, and said those gaps have contributed to harassment of student-athletes.
—Sofia Chierchio, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Paula Wethington contributed to this report.
—Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
Times staff writers Joseph Serna, Andrea Castillo and James Queally contributed to this report.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
Staff writer Caroline Silva contributed to this article.
—Eric Stirgus, AJC.com, 23 Jan. 2026
What the Farmer's Almanac predicts Providence Journal staff contributed to this report.
—Katie Landeck, The Providence Journal, 23 Jan. 2026
David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 31 Jan. 2026
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 31 Jan. 2026
Information for this article was contributed by Dave Bauder, Aaron Morrison, Giovanna Dell'Orto, Tim Sullivan, Steve Karnowski, Jack Brook and Josh Funk of The Associated Press.
—Arkansas Online, 31 Jan. 2026
In the letter, Baker argued that sports prediction markets lack key safeguards found in traditional sports betting, including higher age restrictions and robust monitoring, and said those gaps have contributed to harassment of student-athletes.
—Sofia Chierchio, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Paula Wethington contributed to this report.
—Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
Times staff writers Joseph Serna, Andrea Castillo and James Queally contributed to this report.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
Staff writer Caroline Silva contributed to this article.
—Eric Stirgus, AJC.com, 23 Jan. 2026
What the Farmer's Almanac predicts Providence Journal staff contributed to this report.
—Katie Landeck, The Providence Journal, 23 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for contributed
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Community advocacy following store closures have resulted in initiatives to supplement the grocery store loss, like monthly mobile market visits and the installation of community refrigerators – a mutual aid solution that makes food and donated items available to the public at no cost.—
Everett Eaton,
jsonline.com,
3 Feb. 2026
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Epstein was known to have donated millions to a research center run by Martin Nowak, a professor of mathematics and biology at Harvard.—
Tom Bartlett,
The Atlantic,
3 Feb. 2026
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But Nicholas — described as a deeply religious Roman Catholic who abstained from alcohol and volunteered at a soup kitchen near his home in Austin, Texas — didn't live a life typical of a Vanderbilt.—
Virginia Chamlee,
PEOPLE,
31 Jan. 2026
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The board paid 50 building engineers and 123 cafeteria workers who volunteered to clean schools this month as a stopgap after the two contract rejections.—
Bri Hatch,
Chalkbeat,
30 Jan. 2026
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Each member gave their all, giving a rousing performance that ranged from sweet and cute to jaw-droppingly sexy.—
Laura Sirikul,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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My dad also gave me some weird things to read for our little one-on-one Communist training, like Lenin’s On the National Question, which was a big ask of a twelve-year-old.—
Gaby Iori
January 27,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
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In 2010, Barack Obama presented the replacement for SORT, New START, to the Senate, where GOP hawks blocked it until Obama agreed to spend tens of billions of dollars for future nuclear-modernization programs—in effect a shakedown for the nuclear-weapons industry in exchange for ratification.—
Tom Nichols,
The Atlantic,
3 Feb. 2026
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This fall, an unusual one presented itself with a generous subsidy, making this trip particularly appealing to both students and faculty.—
Carolyn Hax,
Washington Post,
3 Feb. 2026
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At a time when the British elite remained fixated with Latin and Greek, the modern languages provided generations of Irishmen and women with one way of countering Anglocentrism within Irish cultural life.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Feb. 2026
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All detainees are being provided with proper medical care.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
2 Feb. 2026
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“Contributed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contributed. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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