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we plan to donate all the profits from the rummage sale to charity
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Recent Examples of donating
AbbVie volunteers at Evelyn Alexander Elementary were among hundreds in Lake County and thousands around the world donating their time Wednesday as part of the company’s annual Week of Possibilities.
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Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2026
Research sold prices rather than listing prices to see what buyers actually pay, and pause before donating anything that looks rare or unusual.
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Ryan Brennan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 June 2026
The characters have little time to make life-or-death decisions, let alone ruminate, and the action vacillates between triage and doctors expertly improvising solutions — like Mel (Taylor Dearden) donating her own blood, and Javadi (Shabana Azeez) going MacGyver mode with a tracheal tube.
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Ew Staff,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 June 2026
However, federal rules related to assets used for aviation also prevent Miami-Dade from donating the airport property — which includes the 17,000 acres of wetlands — to the federal government.
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Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
25 June 2026
Before donating an old designer blazer, check the buttons.
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Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
24 June 2026
Strategies like utilizing Qualified Small Business Stock (QSBS), donating appreciated shares, or gifting to lower-income individuals can help avoid capital gains.
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Bruce Brumberg,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
The family of former NFL star Aldon Smith is donating his brain to the Boston University CTE Center to research the long-term effects of repetitive brain injuries following his sudden death at age 36.
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CBS News,
16 June 2026
Over the past year, Sturgill downsized dramatically before moving, donating or parting with more than 1,000 books from her previous collection.
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Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
12 June 2026
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2026
Research sold prices rather than listing prices to see what buyers actually pay, and pause before donating anything that looks rare or unusual.
—
Ryan Brennan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 June 2026
The characters have little time to make life-or-death decisions, let alone ruminate, and the action vacillates between triage and doctors expertly improvising solutions — like Mel (Taylor Dearden) donating her own blood, and Javadi (Shabana Azeez) going MacGyver mode with a tracheal tube.
—
Ew Staff,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 June 2026
However, federal rules related to assets used for aviation also prevent Miami-Dade from donating the airport property — which includes the 17,000 acres of wetlands — to the federal government.
—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
25 June 2026
Before donating an old designer blazer, check the buttons.
—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
24 June 2026
Strategies like utilizing Qualified Small Business Stock (QSBS), donating appreciated shares, or gifting to lower-income individuals can help avoid capital gains.
—
Bruce Brumberg,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
The family of former NFL star Aldon Smith is donating his brain to the Boston University CTE Center to research the long-term effects of repetitive brain injuries following his sudden death at age 36.
—
CBS News,
16 June 2026
Over the past year, Sturgill downsized dramatically before moving, donating or parting with more than 1,000 books from her previous collection.
—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
12 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for donating
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Heaton recalled encountering a farmer in Uganda while volunteering there.
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Joumaa ended up not writing the story, but instead spent years volunteering with her before Khalil retired in 2020.
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The survey also found that social media may be contributing to rising costs and expectations around weddings.
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All three examples demonstrate the cultural influence of geography contributing toward a person's decision on how to drink water soaked in tea leaves.
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Healthcare economists say giving people access to preventive healthcare saves taxpayers money in the long run by keeping the workforce healthy and relieving pressure on an overburdened system.
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Denise Mendez is practicing giving cues to a training dog at the Jefferson Moss-Magee Rehabilitation Center.
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Ukrainian drone maker Fire Point garnered significant attention at Eurosatory, the world's largest defense exhibition, by presenting real-time combat footage.
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The festival is presenting an extensive retrospective of Linklater’s work in collaboration with the Filmpodium Zürich and the Cinémathèque Suisse.
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Looking for a silver lining Some analysts fear that the friction over the 250th celebrations, especially the national ones, may end up reinforcing the nation's bitter divide rather than providing a respite from it.
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It is credited with being the first system to capture images of collision between large astronomical objects and providing strong proof on the road to confirming that supermassive black holes exist.
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“Donating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/donating. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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