donates

present tense third-person singular of donate

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of donates Each time someone takes a photo of their meal at a participating restaurant and shares it on social media, GiftAMeal donates to a local food bank. — Yanyi Leng, The Conversation, 4 Nov. 2026 Strengths and Limitations of the Study The estimates held up across many different assumptions about who donates, the authors wrote. — Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 28 Oct. 2026 JudyPie donates fresh pies and supplies each month to the MHMR community center, located in Fort Worth, Texas, per the store’s website. — Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 26 Oct. 2026 The brand donates a portion of every sale to SOS Children’s Villages to fund vaccines and medical treatments for children in need. — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026 For every item purchased, the brand donates an essential clothing item to someone in need through its network of more than 4,000 Giving Partners, which support people experiencing homelessness in their communities. — Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 13 Oct. 2026 The metal floor donates electrons while the membrane pulls oxygen and moisture from the surrounding air to complete the circuit. — New Atlas, 8 Oct. 2026 The city donates several head of bison to Native American tribes annually. — Christa Swanson, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026 In addition, the hotel donates recycled soaps and toiletries to those in need at the Jongno-gu Welfare Center. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for donates
Verb
  • Matt Hepp, an engineer and a climber who volunteers with Ouray Mountain Rescue, created a reference map that notes mile markers and some of the most notorious sections.
    — Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Nadolski and Brosnan are helped by Collections Committee member Steven Wright, curator for the Joliet Area Historical Museum, who also volunteers for the society.
    — Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Open standards for agentic systems are still being drafted; the Agentic AI Foundation, hosted by the Linux Foundation and launched in late 2025, exists to coordinate those standards, and my company contributes to that work.
    — Antoni Kozelski, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Information for this article was contributes by Ed White of The Associated Press.
    — KIM CHANDLER, Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Hemphill says doing the main pruning in spring prevents winter damage to tender young shoots and gives them a clean start for the new season.
    — The Spruce, The Spruce, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Cocktails here are pretty and punchy, and the open-air setting gives it a truly Mediterranean vibe.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • But with Ameen on violin, this dynamic is inverted, and the intermingling of their strings on the recording provides a unique tonal color.
    — Levi Dayan, Pitchfork, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The model provides a baseline for understanding what a planet’s atmosphere might look like without life.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • The company presents the convenience-store event as a practical demonstration of its technologies working together in an everyday environment.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 2 Nov. 2026
  • But Liba Vineyard, a luxury glamping site made up of three pod-style homes in Porton, just a 15-minute taxi ride from Salisbury station, presents no such problem.
    — Chloe Laws, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Nov. 2026

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“Donates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/donates. Accessed 9 Nov. 2026.

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