donating

present participle of donate

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of donating Audemars Piguet is donating all of its proceeds from the Royal Pop collaboration to fund a dedicated initiative to train and educate watchmakers. — Robert Frank, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2026 Country stars Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood are donating proceeds of the day from their Low Places Bar & Honky-Tonk to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library as part of Nashville’s day or remembrance. — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 25 Sep. 2026 The industry also built ties with Black leaders by donating to civil rights groups and Black politicians. — Jason McLure — The Examination, STAT, 25 Sep. 2026 One thing that helped her was getting rid of her dialysis treatment corner in her room by donating her supplies and redecorating the area with the help of her mother. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Sep. 2026 But if that person were, say, a lawyer who could earn $500 per hour, then donating three hours’ worth of wages to a charity that bought anti-malarial bed nets could save several hundred people’s lives every week. — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2026 The convenience store chain sued Beaver's in July over its name and logo, but supporters rallied behind the local business, the Cincinnati Enquirer reported, donating thousands to help the owner cover legal fees. — Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 22 Sep. 2026 The financier undertook a campaign to launder his reputation, spending millions — especially donating to scientific research projects — to rehabilitate his image. — Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026 Many establishment Republicans endorsed Cornyn -- with Bush even donating $5,000 to Cornyn during the primary. — Hannah Demissie, ABC News, 22 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for donating
Verb
  • At one point, staff at Con Carpet Tile and Design, a firm based in Blue Springs, spent several days volunteering to teach students how to lay tile.
    — Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2026
  • By directly volunteering at a local soup kitchen three hours a week, a person might only be able to help a few dozen needy people at a time.
    — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Instead, be an excellent tenant, a supportive sibling, a contributing citizen, a helper without being asked and a good-enough guest to know when to clear the heck out of the house and give the couple some privacy.
    — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Many chronic conditions can raise levels of inflammation in the body, and exposure to inflammation can put stress on the body, contributing to issues such as cardiovascular disease.
    — Jean Liew, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Cassavetes played up the conflicting feelings on set and exacerbated them by giving Rowlands and Cassel contradictory directions that constantly set the actors against each other.
    — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Post Malone and Morgan Wallen trade blame over bright guitars and driving percussion, giving the song a playful tension that keeps it moving.
    — Brittney Williams, Billboard, 23 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • During those encounters, the victim said, Gonzalez Reyes would place a firearm on a table to intimidate him and demand free food while presenting himself as an ICE agent.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026
  • But the chain postponed presenting the proposal to the council due to a traffic study delay.
    — Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 22 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Social platforms have industrialized this process by providing constant signals about how others respond to us.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Instead of providing more security, its obfuscation tactics challenged experts, who then reproduced—and improved upon—the result.
    — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 22 Sep. 2026

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“Donating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/donating. Accessed 30 Sep. 2026.

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