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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Now in its 20th year, the $50,000 award honors Saar for her profound contributions to African American art, and her decades-long commitment to exploring identity, history, and the Black experience through sculpture, installation, and mixed media.
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Okla Jones, Essence, 9 May 2025
The system weighs local wealth, enrollment totals and past local education spending in calculating the state’s contribution.
—Jessika Harkay, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2025
In 2017, at the Czech Lion Awards, he was presented with an honorary prize for unique contribution to Czech film.
—Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 8 May 2025
In recent years, Latinos have made strides in their contributions to the American economy via entrepreneurship.
—Lyanne Alfaro, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
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Okla Jones, Essence, 9 May 2025
The system weighs local wealth, enrollment totals and past local education spending in calculating the state’s contribution.
—Jessika Harkay, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2025
In 2017, at the Czech Lion Awards, he was presented with an honorary prize for unique contribution to Czech film.
—Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 8 May 2025
In recent years, Latinos have made strides in their contributions to the American economy via entrepreneurship.
—Lyanne Alfaro, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for contribution
donation
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In 2019, the pair surprised an elementary school in Washington D.C. with charitable donations and $100,000.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
People.com,
16 May 2025
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On Tuesday at Colonial, Murray’s mother, father and sister will formally make a $20,000 donation to the Ben Hogan foundation; Hogan’s father died of suicide when the future legend of golf was 9.—
Mac Engel
May 16,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 May 2025
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“Contribution.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contribution. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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