contributor

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Recent Examples of contributor Even those new to the sport, including Vogue contributor Lynn Yaeger, who was inspired to watch her first basketball game ever yesterday after noticing people (and dogs) wearing Knicks fashion across town, can feel it. Joan Kennedy, Vogue, 10 June 2026 Jonathan Dienst Jonathan Dienst is chief justice contributor for NBC News and chief investigative reporter for WNBC-TV in New York. Tom Winter, NBC news, 10 June 2026 Fox News contributor and OutKick founder Clay Travis unleashed on the National Football League in a heartfelt testimony regarding the cost of watching games from home. Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 10 June 2026 Roeper is a film critic, entertainment and culture contributor for NBC 5 Chicago, and host of the podcast The Movie of Your Life with Richard Roeper. Time, 10 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for contributor
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Noun
  • The Citation was sold in March of 2024 and purchased by a company connected to a Texas real estate developer and Republican donor, according to AIN, a business jet news publication.
    Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 24 June 2026
  • Both of these techniques involve extracting individual grafts from the donor area, but how it’s implanted is what makes a difference here.
    Malana VanTyler, Miami Herald, 24 June 2026
Noun
  • He’s been called a thief, a benefactor, a commoner, a lord, a killer and a hero.
    Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026
  • And then from behind him came Miuccia Prada, the co-creative director and owner of her namesake brand, one of the world’s great art collectors and high-cultural benefactors.
    Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 9 June 2026
Noun
  • Anytime a politician is commanding money, regardless of the purpose, there is at least the appearance that the giver — Meta, Google, Blue Shield for example — may expect something in return.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2026
  • Senior members and party leaders are more likely to be givers than receivers, and members facing pressure from outside spending are more likely to attract support from their party colleagues.
    Mayank Kejriwal, The Conversation, 10 June 2026
Noun
  • Couldn’t the altruists have left well enough alone?
    Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
  • There are philanthropists of various kinds throughout the works of Dickens, but in Bleak House, there is a prototypical effective altruist in Mrs. Jellyby.
    Ben Brooks July 17, Literary Hub, 17 July 2025
Noun
  • Sautee has been a fairy godmother, a genie and other fairy tale characters.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 8 June 2026
  • But the fairy godmother’s spell wore off early in Game 6, which was just 62 seconds old when Vegas went ahead to stay.
    Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2026
Noun
  • That’s the gold standard of cancer designations that allows patients and donators alike to understand Sylvester’s standards.
    Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2026
  • While Paytas’ Big Broadway Dream quickly sold out the St. James Theatre, donations of $5 to $25 to the Fund enters donators will be entered for a chance to win a front row pair of tickets.
    Greg Evans, Deadline, 23 Jan. 2025

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“Contributor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contributor. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.

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