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as in volunteers
to make a present of
contributes money to a variety of worthy causes
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Recent Examples of contributes
How Hypertension Affects Brain Structure Hypertension contributes to or accelerates cognitive decline via various harmful brain mechanisms.
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Colleen Doherty, Verywell Health, 6 Nov. 2025
Native Instruments contributes training, mentorship and industry-leading software and hardware.
—Heran Mamo, Billboard, 6 Nov. 2025
Lisa receives no wages and contributes no funds toward her own social security in old age.
—Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2025
Apulia has a mild climate, which creates the perfect environment to grow a great diversity of agricultural crops, and this project contributes to the reintroduction in the region of a long tradition of cotton farming, which dates back to the Middle Ages.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2025
The weight loss industry likely contributes to these twin obsessions, as the global weight loss and diet management market size was worth about $143 billion in 2022, and is projected to soar to roughly $299 billion by 2030.
—CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
That contributes to good road holding, while electric motors’ immediate torque handles powerful acceleration.
—Mark Phelan, Freep.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Avalo offers farmers a participation incentive of five cents per pound and contributes toward seed costs, supporting farmers both financially and operationally.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 3 Nov. 2025
Higher pixel density contributes to sharper images, clearer text, and enhanced detail, which means the AOC won’t stand up in side-by-side comparisons to 4K monitors like the Alienware 27 4K QD-OLED (AW2725Q) and its 166 ppi.
—PC Magazine, 2 Nov. 2025
Colleen Doherty, Verywell Health, 6 Nov. 2025
Native Instruments contributes training, mentorship and industry-leading software and hardware.
—Heran Mamo, Billboard, 6 Nov. 2025
Lisa receives no wages and contributes no funds toward her own social security in old age.
—Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2025
Apulia has a mild climate, which creates the perfect environment to grow a great diversity of agricultural crops, and this project contributes to the reintroduction in the region of a long tradition of cotton farming, which dates back to the Middle Ages.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2025
The weight loss industry likely contributes to these twin obsessions, as the global weight loss and diet management market size was worth about $143 billion in 2022, and is projected to soar to roughly $299 billion by 2030.
—CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
That contributes to good road holding, while electric motors’ immediate torque handles powerful acceleration.
—Mark Phelan, Freep.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Avalo offers farmers a participation incentive of five cents per pound and contributes toward seed costs, supporting farmers both financially and operationally.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 3 Nov. 2025
Higher pixel density contributes to sharper images, clearer text, and enhanced detail, which means the AOC won’t stand up in side-by-side comparisons to 4K monitors like the Alienware 27 4K QD-OLED (AW2725Q) and its 166 ppi.
—PC Magazine, 2 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for contributes
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An altruistic donation — also known as a non-directed living donation — is when someone donates an organ to a stranger, Weill Cornell Medicine explains.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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Carney has put the containers in her curbside recycling in the past, and now donates them to people or fund-raising organizations who can use the cash.—
Keith Matheny,
Freep.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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Yeraldin also volunteers as a bilingual translator during Parent Nights, bridging communication between families and staff.—
Erick Trevino,
AZCentral.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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Today, my wife volunteers at our tennis club, takes pottery and Dutch lessons, and plays sports.—
Alex Trias,
CNBC,
18 Oct. 2025
Verb
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This gives guests direct access to historic centers and cultural landmarks while allowing more time to explore.—
DeAnna Taylor,
USA Today,
11 Nov. 2025
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Decisions at COPs are made by consensus, meaning countries must agree on everything — a feature which technically gives any nation a veto and can make progress very slow and fraught.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
11 Nov. 2025
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The company, which provides infrastructure for AI, reported revenue that more than doubled from a year earlier, beating analyst expectations.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
11 Nov. 2025
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In addition, Blaze Pizza will donate $1 from every pizza sold that day to Folds of Honor, which provides educational scholarships to military families.—
Cheryl V. Jackson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
11 Nov. 2025
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Left tackle Trent Williams chuckled when reporters advised him that the Rams’ front presents quite a challenge, led by Byron Young and Jared Verse.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
8 Nov. 2025
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In another example provided by the IRS, a server presents a customer’s bill on an electronic handheld point-of-sale device, which offers the option to pay 15%, 18%, 20%, other, or no tip.—
Cheryl Winokur Munk,
CNBC,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Contributes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contributes. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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