as in donation
a gift of money or its equivalent to a charity, humanitarian cause, or public institution
contributions for the victims of the earthquake began pouring in
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Recent Examples of contribution
Hundreds of players and thousands of staff have made massive contributions to it all, but none of it would have been possible without Pep Guardiola.
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Sam Lee, New York Times, 25 May 2026
Her contribution on its own is more than twice the total raised in any previous campaign for L.A. Controller.
—Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026
Hamilton hadn’t received much recognition for her important contributions until 2016, when U.S. president Barack Obama presented the then 80-year-old with the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 12 May 2026
The benefit, known as a deferred retirement option program, would allow eligible public safety employees to freeze their pension benefits through the California Public Employees’ Retirement System and continue working for several years while making pension contributions.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 12 May 2026
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Sam Lee, New York Times, 25 May 2026
Her contribution on its own is more than twice the total raised in any previous campaign for L.A. Controller.
—Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026
Hamilton hadn’t received much recognition for her important contributions until 2016, when U.S. president Barack Obama presented the then 80-year-old with the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 12 May 2026
The benefit, known as a deferred retirement option program, would allow eligible public safety employees to freeze their pension benefits through the California Public Employees’ Retirement System and continue working for several years while making pension contributions.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 12 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for contribution
donation
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Warm 75-degree weather and Lizzo were saving graces at the 32nd amfAR gala by the Hotel Du Cap Eden Roc ocean in a luxe-auction Thursday night that racked up a massive $20 million, with donations up 18% from last year for the AIDS research organization.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
22 May 2026
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His campaign reported more than $671,000 in unitemized contributions of less than $100 each since April 19, versus less than $24,000 for Raman and less than $2,900 of the small donations for Bass.—
Connor Sheets,
Los Angeles Times,
22 May 2026
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“Contribution.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contribution. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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