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we plan to donate all the profits from the rummage sale to charity
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Recent Examples of donates
An altruistic donation — also known as a non-directed living donation — is when someone donates an organ to a stranger, Weill Cornell Medicine explains.
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Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
Carney has put the containers in her curbside recycling in the past, and now donates them to people or fund-raising organizations who can use the cash.
—Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Conceived as a team-building exercise for the festival’s producers, Wespac Construction, M3F donates 100% of its proceeds to charity.
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 29 Oct. 2025
When nonprofits choose to hold their events in one of the private rooms, Hop Atomica donates a portion of sales back to the organization.
—Lennie Omalza, Louisville Courier Journal, 28 Oct. 2025
King of Christmas also donates thousands of trees to underprivileged families and communities impacted by natural disasters each year.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 20 Oct. 2025
With countless ventures on his resume, which also includes a productivity app for people with ADHD as well as an e-commerce website that donates 100% of profits to charity, Green’s days are rarely identical.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
And if perfect lashes aren’t reason enough, the brand donates a portion of proceeds from every purchase to support breast cancer research.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2025
Beyond nutrition, the EUSD Farm to School program also reduces packaging waste, shortens food miles and donates surplus produce to local food banks and community resource centers.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Oct. 2025
Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
Carney has put the containers in her curbside recycling in the past, and now donates them to people or fund-raising organizations who can use the cash.
—Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Conceived as a team-building exercise for the festival’s producers, Wespac Construction, M3F donates 100% of its proceeds to charity.
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 29 Oct. 2025
When nonprofits choose to hold their events in one of the private rooms, Hop Atomica donates a portion of sales back to the organization.
—Lennie Omalza, Louisville Courier Journal, 28 Oct. 2025
King of Christmas also donates thousands of trees to underprivileged families and communities impacted by natural disasters each year.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 20 Oct. 2025
With countless ventures on his resume, which also includes a productivity app for people with ADHD as well as an e-commerce website that donates 100% of profits to charity, Green’s days are rarely identical.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
And if perfect lashes aren’t reason enough, the brand donates a portion of proceeds from every purchase to support breast cancer research.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2025
Beyond nutrition, the EUSD Farm to School program also reduces packaging waste, shortens food miles and donates surplus produce to local food banks and community resource centers.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for donates
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Yeraldin also volunteers as a bilingual translator during Parent Nights, bridging communication between families and staff.—
Erick Trevino,
AZCentral.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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Today, my wife volunteers at our tennis club, takes pottery and Dutch lessons, and plays sports.—
Alex Trias,
CNBC,
18 Oct. 2025
Verb
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How Hypertension Affects Brain Structure Hypertension contributes to or accelerates cognitive decline via various harmful brain mechanisms.—
Colleen Doherty,
Verywell Health,
6 Nov. 2025
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Native Instruments contributes training, mentorship and industry-leading software and hardware.—
Heran Mamo,
Billboard,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Advertisement Back at the bookstore, the hilarity gives way to a confrontation that shakes Lee to his core.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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At least setting up for the party gives the crew something else to do besides dressing the women’s wounds and blow-drying their hair.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The program provides as much as $298 monthly for a single person to $1,756 for a family of eight.—
Daniel McFadin,
Arkansas Online,
4 Nov. 2025
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The company has previously said that producing in the Asian nation provides a 25-percent cost advantage when stacked against its production efforts in the Central America region.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
3 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Left tackle Trent Williams chuckled when reporters advised him that the Rams’ front presents quite a challenge, led by Byron Young and Jared Verse.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
8 Nov. 2025
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In another example provided by the IRS, a server presents a customer’s bill on an electronic handheld point-of-sale device, which offers the option to pay 15%, 18%, 20%, other, or no tip.—
Cheryl Winokur Munk,
CNBC,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Donates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/donates. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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