contributor

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Recent Examples of contributor He was drafted to be long-term contributor in the backfield. Charlotte Observer, 3 June 2026 Though his lowlights are often meme-worthy online, most of the advanced statistics – such as win shares, value over replacement player and box-plus-minus – paint Podziemski as a positive contributor even on last season’s struggling team. Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 2 June 2026 That’s according to a new report from SAE International’s (and sometime Ars contributor) Roberto Baldwin. Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 2 June 2026 Forbes senior contributor Daphne Ewing-Chow writes beer and beverage companies are spending billions on World Cup marketing, which has traditionally been one of their most lucrative campaigns. Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for contributor
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Noun
  • Congress is already reviewing bipartisan legislation called the Living Donor Protection Act that would prohibit insurance companies from denying or limiting coverage based on donor status.
    Gabriel Schnickel, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2026
  • Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss were among the biggest individual crypto donors to Trump’s 2024 election campaign.
    Tanaya Macheel, CNBC, 2 June 2026
Noun
  • And those benefactors could withdraw their support, too (within the bounds of their contracts, but good luck suing them).
    Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 2 June 2026
  • The logic went that the Lebanese Shiite group – which has posed a persistent threat to Israel for 44 years – would finally succumb if stripped of its Iranian benefactor.
    Asher Kaufman, The Conversation, 1 June 2026
Noun
  • There’s also Margo’s roommate Susie (Thaddea Graham), a delightfully nerdy cosplayer who turns out to be the most steadfast support-giver in Margo’s life.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 May 2026
  • The gift giver is married; her husband and my fiancé are friends as well.
    R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 9 May 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
  • 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
  • Your future Cinderella, brought to you by Texas Tech booster Cody Campbell instead of a fairy godmother.
    Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 8 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 4 Jun. 2026.

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