as in volunteered
to make a present of
we plan to donate all the profits from the rummage sale to charity
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Recent Examples of donated
Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
The donated toys, treats and supplies help give these animals time outside and socialization.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
These visitor visas are the pathway for Palestinians to come to the United States temporarily for medical treatment, including three children who arrived in the Bay Area earlier this month for donated treatment for injuries suffered in the Israel-Hamas war.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 18 Aug. 2025
Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
Hollywood star and Wrexham AFC co-owner Ryan Reynolds has donated UK£10,000 ($13,638) to help a 13-year-old Welsh girl battling a rare heart cancer visit New York City this Christmas.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2025
Valeria was able to do any translating, and with help from furniture donated by neighbors the Haskells converted their three-bedroom house into a five-bedroom house to accommodate the Zarutskas along with themselves, Valeria’s adult daughter, and three dogs.
—Theoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 16 Sep. 2025
Bargatze announced that a total of $100,000 was going to be donated to the Boys & Girls Club of America, with a catch—the donation would drop every time a winner delivered an acceptance speech that dragged on too long.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
In addition to the $3 million, city trash customers who have created accounts have donated about $30,000 on the city’s website to help fellow customers with financial needs.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2025
Doctors drove through one of the most brutal Russian attacks on Kyiv to collect a heart donated by the mother of a 4-year-old who had died of brain injuries from an accident.
—Ruchi Kumar, NPR, 14 Sep. 2025
Aside from the wheelchair, per Fox 13, Kings Camo donated hunting gear and Huckleberry Hiking donated hiking gear to help make hunting and hiking activities more accessible for the 11-year-old boy.
—Brian Anthony Hernandez, PEOPLE, 14 Sep. 2025
Dunn’s son, writer and historian James Taylor Dunn, later inherited the property and donated it in 1999 to the research station.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 14 Sep. 2025
Verb
The organization is staffed by volunteers who repair donated cars so they can be safely gifted to those in need.
—Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
The donated toys, treats and supplies help give these animals time outside and socialization.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
These visitor visas are the pathway for Palestinians to come to the United States temporarily for medical treatment, including three children who arrived in the Bay Area earlier this month for donated treatment for injuries suffered in the Israel-Hamas war.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 18 Aug. 2025
Adjective
The prizes were donated by various large corporations, including Wells Fargo, Fairmont, the San Francisco Giants, the A’s, Oracle, Door Dash, Aquarium of the Pacific and others.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
Hollywood star and Wrexham AFC co-owner Ryan Reynolds has donated UK£10,000 ($13,638) to help a 13-year-old Welsh girl battling a rare heart cancer visit New York City this Christmas.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2025
Valeria was able to do any translating, and with help from furniture donated by neighbors the Haskells converted their three-bedroom house into a five-bedroom house to accommodate the Zarutskas along with themselves, Valeria’s adult daughter, and three dogs.
—Theoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 16 Sep. 2025
Bargatze announced that a total of $100,000 was going to be donated to the Boys & Girls Club of America, with a catch—the donation would drop every time a winner delivered an acceptance speech that dragged on too long.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
In addition to the $3 million, city trash customers who have created accounts have donated about $30,000 on the city’s website to help fellow customers with financial needs.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2025
Doctors drove through one of the most brutal Russian attacks on Kyiv to collect a heart donated by the mother of a 4-year-old who had died of brain injuries from an accident.
—Ruchi Kumar, NPR, 14 Sep. 2025
Aside from the wheelchair, per Fox 13, Kings Camo donated hunting gear and Huckleberry Hiking donated hiking gear to help make hunting and hiking activities more accessible for the 11-year-old boy.
—Brian Anthony Hernandez, PEOPLE, 14 Sep. 2025
Dunn’s son, writer and historian James Taylor Dunn, later inherited the property and donated it in 1999 to the research station.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 14 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for donated
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Cutright first volunteered with the Esparto Fire Protection District the day after forming his own company, BlackStar Fireworks, in April 2023, following years of work as a pyrotechnics operator for Devastating Pyrotechnics.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Advertisement The story centers on Ray Garraty (Cooper Hoffman, son of the late Phillip Seymour Hoffman), a young man who has volunteered for the walk with the express goal of using his victory wish to get his hands on one of the guards' assault rifles and gun down the Major.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Does a user keep expressing linguistic markers throughout a given conversation?—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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Bing, for its part, went off the rails early on, prompting Microsoft to scale back both its personality and the number of questions users could ask it in a given conversation.—
Will Oremus,
Washington Post,
5 June 2023
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Advertisement —Brian Bennett contributed.—
Richard Hall,
Time,
11 Sep. 2025
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In timber stands, larger dead and down fuels remained available and contributed to fire spread where aligned with topography, most notably at the confluence of Dinky Creek and Bear Creek on the northern flank.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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However, another jailhouse informant, David Vogel, later gave a recorded interview to a DA investigator, also saying Neary admitted to stabbing the victim, corroborating Lunsford’s original statement.—
Tony Saavedra,
Oc Register,
17 Sep. 2025
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There were chiffon dresses that gave a nod to the 1920s with their drop waists.—
Blue Carreon,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Since 2020, public debt has surged by approximately 61%, outpacing nominal GDP growth of 38% through Q2 2025.—
Bob Haber,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Richard Kone, a goalscorer on the opening day of last season at the SToK Cae Ras in Wycombe Wanderers colours, may have been the nominal front man in a 4-2-3-1 set-up, but his link-up play and intelligent movement were matched by Harvey Vale, Koki Saito and Rumarn Burrell.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Next, presented by Corey Smith, Head of Diversity & Inclusion, North America, LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, was the Virgil Abloh award to global artist and fashion icon Usher.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
12 Sep. 2025
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His unpolished demeanor and inability to grasp the issues presented a challenge.—
Kimberly Ross,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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These operating agreements provided that if a member of the LLCs filed or was forced into bankruptcy, then the bankrupt member would be immediately dissociated from the LLC and no longer will receive distributions.—
Jay Adkisson,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Wind, solar and batteries provided only about 3 percent of total primary energy consumption last year, the spokesperson said.—
Jeff Young,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Donated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/donated. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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