contributor

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Recent Examples of contributor As the second cornerback off the board for Kansas City, Dixon would have time to develop under Chiefs DBs coach Dave Merritt before being thrown into the fire as a potential contributor. Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 24 Mar. 2026 Glamour contributor Mary Honkus expected this to have an oily consistency, but instead the texture feels thick and silky. Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 23 Mar. 2026 Yes, a quality contributor, good locker room guy and class all the way in the community. Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2026 Carmen Sesin Carmen Sesin is a contributor to NBC News and is based in Miami, Florida. Carmen Sesin, NBC news, 18 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for contributor
Recent Examples of Synonyms for contributor
Noun
  • According to a source in the room, there were about 250 members of the donor community at the event, which cost at least $100,000 per person to attend.
    Gabe Kaminsky, CBS News, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Presidential libraries are one of the few ways sitting presidents can solicit foreign donations — without ever having to disclose their donors.
    Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The gifts have come from individual donors and corporate benefactors such as JBL, which has provided speakers and equipment, as well as guitar makers Fender and Gibson, among others.
    Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2026
  • His experiments are saved by Henrich Harlander (Christoph Waltz), a wealthy benefactor who funds Victor's work.
    Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Research shows the powerful effect of kindness on the giver and many others.
    Chris John Amorosino, Hartford Courant, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Here and in works throughout the show, symbols and inscriptions refer both to gift giver and gift recipient, bridging the distance between Europe and the Holy Land.
    Sarah Kozlowski, Dallas Morning News, 21 Mar. 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
  • The fairy godmother-like creation had one long sleeve, a bust cutout, a voluminous trailing tulle skirt, and huge 3D florals.
    Christina Perrier, InStyle, 15 Mar. 2026
  • By 1997, there was another TV remake with Brandy starring as Cinderella for a new generation, with Bernadette Peters as her mean stepmother and Whitney Houston as the fairy godmother.
    Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 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 1 Apr. 2026.

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