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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 donates
The Neighborhood Shares program is an initiative where every store donates 100 percent of its unsold products that are still safe and edible to local non-profit organizations.
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Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 11 Feb. 2026
Diplo’s Run Club donates a portion of every ticket sale to Good Sports, a nonprofit creating equitable access to youth sports.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 11 Feb. 2026
Each kit also donates meals to combat childhood hunger.
—Avery Newmark, AJC.com, 9 Feb. 2026
The donation supports the local chapter’s educational programs, and the designer donates their time.
—The San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
Illinois public schools lose no local, state or even federal funding when someone donates and claims a credit.
—Shlomo Soroka, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
Cannon regularly donates to local county officials.
—Yilun Cheng, Houston Chronicle, 26 Jan. 2026
For every bottle that’s sold, Garrison Brothers donates $5 to the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.
—Brian Freedman, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Bill remains the chairman of the foundation (renamed the Gates Foundation), which donates millions annually, notably to the development of a COVID-19 vaccine in 2020.
—Diane J. Cho, PEOPLE, 18 Jan. 2026
Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 11 Feb. 2026
Diplo’s Run Club donates a portion of every ticket sale to Good Sports, a nonprofit creating equitable access to youth sports.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 11 Feb. 2026
Each kit also donates meals to combat childhood hunger.
—Avery Newmark, AJC.com, 9 Feb. 2026
The donation supports the local chapter’s educational programs, and the designer donates their time.
—The San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
Illinois public schools lose no local, state or even federal funding when someone donates and claims a credit.
—Shlomo Soroka, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
Cannon regularly donates to local county officials.
—Yilun Cheng, Houston Chronicle, 26 Jan. 2026
For every bottle that’s sold, Garrison Brothers donates $5 to the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.
—Brian Freedman, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Bill remains the chairman of the foundation (renamed the Gates Foundation), which donates millions annually, notably to the development of a COVID-19 vaccine in 2020.
—Diane J. Cho, PEOPLE, 18 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for donates
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The bin that volunteers Alford and Wilson were processing on a recent morning were collected in November from Camp Stewart for Boys, a summer camp on the North Fork of the Guadalupe upstream from Hunt.—
Liz Teitz,
San Antonio Express-News,
26 Jan. 2026
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Smith now volunteers to help other inmates navigate the technology, particularly during virtual job interviews designed to simulate modern hiring processes.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Jan. 2026
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Those older homeowners are largely staying put, which at least partly contributes to the lack of housing availability and elevated prices in the current market — although those factors are starting to ease.—
Sarah Agostino,
CNBC,
14 Feb. 2026
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And that last step is what often contributes to these really high-proof barrels.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
13 Feb. 2026
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The bill also gives the legal right to anyone who is harmed by such material to seek a remedy and bring an action against the entity that distributed the material.—
Mohamed Suliman,
Boston Herald,
16 Feb. 2026
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Health Benefits of Turmeric Latte The primary compound in turmeric, curcumin, gives turmeric lattes their bright yellow color.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Health,
16 Feb. 2026
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Instead, the brunt of the impact will fall on other agencies within DHS, a sprawling department that includes the Transportation Security Administration, which provides airport security, the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Coast Guard.—
Riley Beggin,
Arkansas Online,
14 Feb. 2026
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Mecklenburg County provides a significant amount of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools’ funding, as voted on annually by county commissioners.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Feb. 2026
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However, the World Cup presents an additional challenge the Super Bowl didn’t quite match in scale.—
Cierra Morgan,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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But virality presents its own crossroads.—
Amy Francombe,
Vogue,
20 Feb. 2026
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