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 Daniels’ potential legal claims against LSU Often, when an alumnus has a beef with a former school, the response is to stop donating, decline to renew season tickets or something similar to send a message. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 15 Aug. 2026 To implement these programs, Schwalbach has committed to donating his entire school board salary — over $180,000 in a four-year period — to further student success. — James Wilkins, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2026 People interested in donating should visit the organizations' official websites directly rather than relying on donation links circulating through unfamiliar social media accounts or messages. — Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026 Dress For Success Give old work clothes a new purpose by donating them to Dress for Success, a national non-profit with 130 locations in 15 countries. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 9 Aug. 2026 Sam the Cooking Guy is donating a champagne brunch for eight. — News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026 But opponents counter that donating wetlands isn’t necessarily generous since that land usually can’t be developed anyway. — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 6 Aug. 2026 Blood shortages are expected during the summer as people shift their focus from donating blood to vacationing, relaxing, and special celebrations. — Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 4 Aug. 2026 Beijing followed up by donating 10,000 AK-47s to the Ecuadorean armed forces. — Natalia Cote-Muñoz, Foreign Affairs, 3 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for donating
  1. volunteering
  2. contributing
  3. giving
  4. presenting
  5. providing
Verb
  • The Bruins announced the hiring Monday of the 35-year-old Carr, who is volunteering in his first major coaching role.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Ryan found his way to the death world after his husband died of cholangiocarcinoma, a rare cancer of the bile ducts, and was volunteering as a doula at Mount Sinai’s palliative-care program.
    — Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of volunteering
Verb
  • Other factors, including enormous public debt piles, are also contributing to elevated yields.
    — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Prescription glasses account for 75% of sales with sunglasses contributing $2 billion or just over a fifth and contact lenses the remainder.
    — Anu Raghunathan, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of contributing
Verb
  • Meidroth greeted Julian Garcia with a drive to left field for his 12th homer, giving the White Sox a 3-0 lead.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The Valkyries have four days off between Wednesday’s game against the Sky and their Monday showdown with the Wings, giving Stokes time to recover from her concussion.
    — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of giving
Verb
  • Filtering transfer fees by age or position is not uncommon, but combining the two and then presenting it as a record feels a bit of a stretch.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The United States has tried to reconcile the parties’ stated positions and demands, for example by proposing specific territorial arrangements and presenting them as take-it-or-leave-it packages.
    — Matt Waldman, Foreign Affairs, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of presenting
Verb
  • The band's fanbase, known as BTS ARMY, took over the city while providing an economic boost to many local businesses.
    — Adam Thompson, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • In addition to providing free publicity for the films themselves, memes help to solidify an actor’s star power, influence and ubiquity in popular culture.
    — David Mack, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of providing

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