donating

verb

present participle of donate
as in volunteering
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 donating During our interview, George warned that donating through unfamiliar political fundraising texts can encourage additional solicitations. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2026 Other places Trump is donating show Republicans being forced onto less familiar terrain. — Luke Fountain, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026 Billionaire Michael Bloomberg is donating $80 million to boost Democratic candidates, marking a last-minute entry in a US midterm cycle dominated by big spenders. — Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 20 Oct. 2026 Hundreds of volunteers, including dentists, nurses and technicians, are donating their time to provide care. — Jessica Riley, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026 The fundraisers don’t allow me to RSVP without either buying a ticket or donating a certain amount. — Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 15 Oct. 2026 Amazon vowed not to build data centers on the land and will repurpose most of it for mixed-use and residential development, while also donating 25 acres for a community arts center and recreational facility plus $5 million to a housing fund. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2026 Jacobs had begun exploring the possibility of donating his recordings to a museum or university when an Internet Archive representative contacted him. — Kevin McKeough, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2026 Food and drinks are included with the ticket price, with beverage sponsors like Mountain Valley water donating all the drinks. — Katie Bain, Billboard, 8 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for donating
  1. volunteering
  2. contributing
  3. giving
  4. presenting
  5. providing
Verb
  • That downtime consists of school drop-offs, volunteering for lunch duty at his kids’ school, coaching his son’s flag-football team and honing his skills on the grill.
    — Jaclyn Hendricks, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Tracy Rieff is stepping down from his role of deputy fire chief after 36 years of volunteering with the Farmington Fire Department.
    — Lynn Kutter, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of volunteering
Verb
  • That opportunity is contributing to BlackBerry's growing backlog.
    — Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The son of Brazil’s former president, Bolsonaro has pledged closer ties with Washington and lower public spending — the latter contributing to bullishness that saw markets surge after his first-round victory.
    — Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of contributing
Verb
  • Ahead of the 2022 election, the prime minister helped broker an alliance between Ben-Gvir’s party and Bezalel Smotrich’s Religious Zionism, giving Netanyahu enough seats to assemble a government.
    — Eric Cortellessa, Time, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Sánchez Bezos, the fund’s vice chair since its early days, has become a more visible face of the couple’s giving.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of giving
Verb
  • The Festival will also be presenting several awards for exceptional work in the industry.
    — Libby Smith, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026
  • For Lucca, presenting content simply means bringing it directly to the fans.
    — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of presenting
Verb
  • Wyandotte County deputy fatally shot The shooting happened in the 2600 block of South 30th Street as law enforcement officers were providing protection for a woman moving out of a house, police said at the time.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The coach’s value is becoming less about providing expertise and more about helping clients exercise judgment when expertise is everywhere.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of providing

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“Donating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/donating. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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