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
Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 24 Feb. 2026
City of Ocilla officials cut off the water to Irwin County Hospital for unpaid water bills Monday, prompting a callout by the public for donated water, according to residents who spoke to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Tuesday and Wednesday.
—Ariel Hart, AJC.com, 29 Jan. 2026
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
Todd Spangler, Variety, 21 Apr. 2026
Objects donated by people incarcerated at Amache are on display at the Amache Museum in Granada, including suitcases, tea crates and clothing.
—Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 21 Apr. 2026
Alumni donated more than enough lightly used caps and gowns and refilled the stock completely.
—Bo Evans, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
Illinois manufacturer Xylem, which donated the group’s monitoring equipment last year, agreed to donate a second set to allow Lake Lovers to expand their efforts.
—Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
Gertz and Ressler, according to The New York Times, donated $50 million to the museum to help fund the new David Geffen Galleries.
—Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
The walls are lined with art made by volunteers including Indigo; the furniture was mostly donated.
—Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 20 Apr. 2026
The Mexican leader has sent shipments of food and other aid, and even donated $1,000 of her own money to relief efforts in a symbolic gesture.
—ABC News, 14 Apr. 2026
The program also features a silent auction of luxury handbags donated by Elyse Walker, a raffle with prizes including jewelry from XIV Karats and a luxury hotel stay, among other offerings.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 14 Apr. 2026
Adjective
Because the transplant requires Bell to take potent immunosuppressant medication to prevent organ rejection, the couple plans to remove the donated womb following a potential second pregnancy to ensure her long-term health.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 24 Feb. 2026
City of Ocilla officials cut off the water to Irwin County Hospital for unpaid water bills Monday, prompting a callout by the public for donated water, according to residents who spoke to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Tuesday and Wednesday.
—Ariel Hart, AJC.com, 29 Jan. 2026
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
Verb
Cook also personally donated $1 million to Trump’s second inauguration fund (along with contributions from other business leaders).
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 21 Apr. 2026
Objects donated by people incarcerated at Amache are on display at the Amache Museum in Granada, including suitcases, tea crates and clothing.
—Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 21 Apr. 2026
Alumni donated more than enough lightly used caps and gowns and refilled the stock completely.
—Bo Evans, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
Illinois manufacturer Xylem, which donated the group’s monitoring equipment last year, agreed to donate a second set to allow Lake Lovers to expand their efforts.
—Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
Gertz and Ressler, according to The New York Times, donated $50 million to the museum to help fund the new David Geffen Galleries.
—Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
The walls are lined with art made by volunteers including Indigo; the furniture was mostly donated.
—Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 20 Apr. 2026
The Mexican leader has sent shipments of food and other aid, and even donated $1,000 of her own money to relief efforts in a symbolic gesture.
—ABC News, 14 Apr. 2026
The program also features a silent auction of luxury handbags donated by Elyse Walker, a raffle with prizes including jewelry from XIV Karats and a luxury hotel stay, among other offerings.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 14 Apr. 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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Each performer is paired with a peer mentor, who is a child their age who volunteered to work with them through the four months of rehearsals and on stage.—
Caroline Foreback,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2026
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Family members said Ucovich was active in the community and volunteered as a youth sports coach.—
Nicole Buss,
Sacbee.com,
21 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Reached by phone Friday, co-owner Lana Heitmanek said multiple factors contributed to their decision to shut their doors, including family members getting older and mounting competition from online shopping outlets.—
Carolyn Stein,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Apr. 2026
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Associated Press writer Abdul Qahar Afghan contributed to this report.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The bulls claim that trend justifies today’s valuations, and that EPS can keep rolling in double-digits while national income trudges at a nominal 5% or so.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
19 Apr. 2026
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Funds routed through weakly regulated financial centers, often under nominal compliance regimes, help seed narratives designed to divide Western societies and undermine political cohesion.—
Gaurav Srivastava,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Apr. 2026
Verb
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That gave Spurs legs but not a lot of control.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2026
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The Knicks’ second unit coughed the ball up, Landry Shamet’s minutes got messy, and the slopiness Brown had spent the afternoon talking about gave the Hawks life.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
21 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Companies presented Fall/Winter 2027-2028 concepts and collections grounded in efficiency and practicality as well as cost and resource savings.—
Angela Velasquez,
Footwear News,
21 Apr. 2026
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But when Niesen presented the plans to the abbot of the monastery, he was met with hesitation.—
Jackie Hajdenberg,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Scalping tickets wasn’t new, of course, but Kahn believed that its formalization online provided sports teams, and other entertainment businesses, with valuable information about demand that could enable them to make more money without alienating their most loyal fans.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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But the endorsement in a safe Democratic district is unlikely to attract the major expenditures and outreach that UNITE HERE has provided in battleground states and districts.—
Mark Pazniokas,
Hartford Courant,
19 Apr. 2026
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