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 The more people who can show love and support for the kids by donating time, talent or supplies like this, the better, said Mike Jessen, president and CEO of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Northwest Indiana. — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026 The family has a limited political footprint, with Walter donating to the Democratic National Committee and the campaigns of then-presidential candidate Barack Obama and then-Chicago mayoral candidate Rahm Emanuel. — Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026 The not-for-profit production, whose cast, crew and collaborators are donating their time, transferred to London following a run at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2026 The report added that 20 percent of Brits still throw unwanted clothes away rather than donating, repairing or reselling them. — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2026 After doctors declared Malachi brain dead, the Texas Organ Sharing Alliance approached his parents about donating his organs. — Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026 The tech giant is donating 130,000 glasses to legally blind US veterans. — J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 1 Sep. 2026 Prior to donating, the Red Cross advises donors to get a good night’s rest, eat a full meal of iron-rich foods like eggs, meat and spinach, and hydrate with 16 ounces of extra water. — Tania Azhang, Sacbee.com, 1 Sep. 2026 Beyoncé Knowles Carter is donating $200,000 to support relief efforts for those impacted by the recent floods in Indiana through her BeyGood Foundation. — Caché McClay, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for donating
  1. volunteering
  2. contributing
  3. giving
  4. presenting
  5. providing
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  • Other areas of concern are the library system's self-check-out kiosks, instances in which minor teenagers handle materials while working or volunteering at a branch, and platforms for loaning electronic materials, Adams said.
    — Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online, 28 Aug. 2026
  • One of them is volunteering at a native-plant-restoration project every week.
    — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of volunteering
Verb
  • As the business grows, employee owners' ESOP accounts do, too, without contributing a cent.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2026
  • The Chicago area experienced heavy rains and high heat this summer, conditions experts and community members believe are contributing to higher-than-usual mosquito activity.
    — Elena Tittel, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of contributing
Verb
  • After wrapping up its longest monthly losing streak on Wall Street in more than a decade, Google has started September by giving investors several reasons for optimism.
    — MacKenzie Sigalos,Drew Troast, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The voyage involved a 57,038-DWT bulk carrier, giving the system a test under real commercial operating conditions.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of giving
Verb
  • The Unifrance Rendez-Vous is about to get underway, with the French distributors presenting their wares to international buyers.
    — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Rather than presenting Zumthor’s work through drawings or conventional architectural documentation, Wenders trains his camera on the people who encounter, inhabit and build these spaces, letting the buildings unfold from the inside.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of presenting
Verb
  • The tests included transporting packages, medical supplies, food, water, and industrial equipment, providing a practical demonstration of the aircraft’s autonomous cargo capabilities.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The cores or plugs removed from the lawn during aeration actually increase the success of overseeding by providing more direct contact between the seeds and the soil.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of providing

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“Donating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/donating. Accessed 9 Sep. 2026.

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