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
Joe Walsh, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
The Diocese will accept donated hats, scarves and gloves for the Caps for Kids campaign at its Merrillville office through January.
—Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2026
The donated money, totaling $100,000 and intended to establish an endowment fund, disappeared, the Statesman’s investigation found.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 16 Dec. 2025
No donated food is used for this venture.
—Mimi Whitefield, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
The men’s golf club also joined in, spreading the word and encouraging contributions for a chance to win the donated driver.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 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
Nick Lunemann, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
The founders donated $40 million to the University of Texas athletic department in 2024, and their names appear atop the scoreboard at the school’s 100,000-seat football stadium.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 27 Jan. 2026
Built in 1923, the Hollywood sign was donated to the city 21 years later.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2026
The throne in its ritual room was donated by George Washington.
—Jim Halley, AJC.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Gildenman’s grandson had donated the items to the museum.
—Liz Rothaus Bertrand, Charlotte Observer, 27 Jan. 2026
Books will be available for sale, with 10% of proceeds donated to the Pompano Beach Friends of the Library.
—Oline H. Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 27 Jan. 2026
The Del Mar Lifeguards will treat participating volunteers to a pancake brunch with treats and coffee donated by The Cottage and Better Buzz.
—Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026
Musk recently donated $10 million to a PAC supporting Republican Senate candidate Nate Morris, according to a source close to the campaign.
—Lucas Aulbach, Louisville Courier Journal, 19 Jan. 2026
Adjective
The donated plane could take the place of two 35-year-old jets that currently serve as Air Force One.
—Joe Walsh, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
The Diocese will accept donated hats, scarves and gloves for the Caps for Kids campaign at its Merrillville office through January.
—Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2026
The donated money, totaling $100,000 and intended to establish an endowment fund, disappeared, the Statesman’s investigation found.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 16 Dec. 2025
No donated food is used for this venture.
—Mimi Whitefield, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
The men’s golf club also joined in, spreading the word and encouraging contributions for a chance to win the donated driver.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 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
Verb
Lopez said many people who were unable to get tattooed still donated and some clients gave more than the $50 cost.
—Nick Lunemann, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
The founders donated $40 million to the University of Texas athletic department in 2024, and their names appear atop the scoreboard at the school’s 100,000-seat football stadium.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 27 Jan. 2026
Built in 1923, the Hollywood sign was donated to the city 21 years later.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2026
The throne in its ritual room was donated by George Washington.
—Jim Halley, AJC.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Gildenman’s grandson had donated the items to the museum.
—Liz Rothaus Bertrand, Charlotte Observer, 27 Jan. 2026
Books will be available for sale, with 10% of proceeds donated to the Pompano Beach Friends of the Library.
—Oline H. Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 27 Jan. 2026
The Del Mar Lifeguards will treat participating volunteers to a pancake brunch with treats and coffee donated by The Cottage and Better Buzz.
—Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026
Musk recently donated $10 million to a PAC supporting Republican Senate candidate Nate Morris, according to a source close to the campaign.
—Lucas Aulbach, Louisville Courier Journal, 19 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for donated
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
Verb
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Shapiro volunteered at an Israeli army base in high school and worked at the Israeli embassy in Washington early in his career.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
24 Jan. 2026
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For example, when the family first started shooting together, John Adams volunteered to edit because no one had that skill.—
William Earl,
Variety,
23 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Rachel Schilke contributed to this report.—
David Sivak,
The Washington Examiner,
31 Jan. 2026
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The Associated Press contributed to this report.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
31 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Fines can range from a nominal fee to a hefty chunk of change.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
31 Jan. 2026
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Trump said on Thursday that the rate should be two to three percentage points lower—such low nominal rates have historically tended to accompany periods of weak or slowing economic activity.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
30 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Each member gave their all, giving a rousing performance that ranged from sweet and cute to jaw-droppingly sexy.—
Laura Sirikul,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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My dad also gave me some weird things to read for our little one-on-one Communist training, like Lenin’s On the National Question, which was a big ask of a twelve-year-old.—
Gaby Iori
January 27,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
Verb
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These Milanese arrivals edged Hermès, where Véronique Nichanian presented her final collection after 37 years, down to 7th in the list.—
Luke Leitch,
Vogue,
28 Jan. 2026
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Financial reality is often presented as comfortable in an Instagram post, or a quick tweet where the reality of the artist is the commodity being sold.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
Verb
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At a time when the British elite remained fixated with Latin and Greek, the modern languages provided generations of Irishmen and women with one way of countering Anglocentrism within Irish cultural life.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Feb. 2026
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All detainees are being provided with proper medical care.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
2 Feb. 2026
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