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
In June, Chevron made headlines by donating $500,000 to a Super PAC supporting Becerra.
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David Blackmon, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
Sular is half-way through treatment at Hackensack University Medical Center, which is donating tickets to cancer patients, including 12-year-old Danny Chuta, who has leukemia.
—Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 9 June 2026
Two proposals around donating equity stakes While there is some crossover, the two proposals on the table are very different things.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 9 June 2026
Here’s a look at the Rams donating football equipment to 69 Los Angeles Unified School District teams.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026
He was especially inspired when the students proposed donating proceeds from the literacy walk to the Zimbabwe library.
—Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2026
In other news from the brand, Betsey Johnson recently announced its second consecutive charitable Pride Collection in partnership with the Elton John AIDS Foundation, donating $1 to EJAF for every purchase in the collection.
—Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 2 June 2026
Many nonprofits supplement government benefits, so donating to them is a form of redistribution.
—Allison Schrager, Boston Herald, 2 June 2026
Plus, Chris Johnston joins the show to talk about his latest NHL offseason trade board and the Lemieux family donating Claude’s brain to benefit CTE research.
—Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 2 June 2026
David Blackmon, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
Sular is half-way through treatment at Hackensack University Medical Center, which is donating tickets to cancer patients, including 12-year-old Danny Chuta, who has leukemia.
—Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 9 June 2026
Two proposals around donating equity stakes While there is some crossover, the two proposals on the table are very different things.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 9 June 2026
Here’s a look at the Rams donating football equipment to 69 Los Angeles Unified School District teams.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026
He was especially inspired when the students proposed donating proceeds from the literacy walk to the Zimbabwe library.
—Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2026
In other news from the brand, Betsey Johnson recently announced its second consecutive charitable Pride Collection in partnership with the Elton John AIDS Foundation, donating $1 to EJAF for every purchase in the collection.
—Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 2 June 2026
Many nonprofits supplement government benefits, so donating to them is a form of redistribution.
—Allison Schrager, Boston Herald, 2 June 2026
Plus, Chris Johnston joins the show to talk about his latest NHL offseason trade board and the Lemieux family donating Claude’s brain to benefit CTE research.
—Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 2 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for donating
Verb
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Blake Garrison Kirsch, who was volunteering with the Evette campaign's finance committee, approached the protester and ripped a megaphone from their hands.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
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The researchers found that the more time someone spent volunteering, the better the impact.—
Brittany Dube,
Health,
9 June 2026
Verb
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The two sides agreed to a ceasefire on April 7, but Tehran continued to maintain a chokehold in the Strait of Hormuz, using it as leverage in negotiations and contributing to supply disruptions.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
14 June 2026
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MacBeth later testified, helping authorities expose the scheme and contributing to a wave of arrests that revealed just how aggressively gambling interests were targeting college athletes at the time.—
David Mica,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 June 2026
Verb
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Local groups Sin Tope and Making Movies performed on the festival’s main stage, giving fans a chance to decompress and have some fun, rather than stressing about their favorite team.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
12 June 2026
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Towards the end of Thursday night’s episode, voice-over narrator Iain Stirling revealed that because the app crashed, the recoupling was moved to Friday night, hopefully giving the first Aftersun episode plenty to discuss.—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
12 June 2026
Verb
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Her son was turned with his face presenting and wouldn't come down.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
11 Dec. 2025
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As the parties were presenting their cases, Robinson was seen looking down.—
Stepheny Price , Michael Ruiz , Adam Sabes , Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
11 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Fort Worth police officers and firefighters arrived on scene and began providing medical aid to a man who had suffered a gunshot wound.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 June 2026
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In 2001, food-freedom advocates, including Stewart, successfully petitioned the county to weaken regulations, providing McAfee access to a new pool of customers.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
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“Donating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/donating. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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