DONATING Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

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 By donating appreciated stock, a client could avoid a significant capital gains tax liability while also getting a substantial charitable deduction. — Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026 Food and drinks are included with the ticket price, with beverage sponsors like Mountain Valley water donating all the drinks. — Katie Bain, Billboard, 8 Oct. 2026 The event included an announcement that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints would be donating $3 million toward the museum's construction and the creation of a genealogy center in it. — ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026 Owners consented to donating brain samples from their old dogs for this study. — Julie Moreno, The Conversation, 6 Oct. 2026 On Friday, Amazon committed to donating more than $1 billion over the next five years to communities neighboring data centers. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 2 Oct. 2026 Brooke’s family requests that anybody who feels moved by her story to please consider donating to one of these ALStogether or Team Gleason to continue her legacy. — Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026 Griffin is donating the site to Carnegie Mellon, said Paul Darrah, Citadel’s chief workplace officer, at a news appearance after the event. — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 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

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What starts as a quiet morning outside the hospital before a charity race — Dawson is running, Casey is volunteering — turns instantly horrific when a car bomb explodes, tearing into the hospital and injuring dozens.

— Will Harris, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Oct. 2026
Born in São Paulo, Rabinovich spent years volunteering in hospitals, working closely with terminally ill patients.

— Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of volunteering

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Hill remained through the band’s many lineup changes, playing on every studio album from its 1974 debut, Rocka Rolla, through its 2024 release, Invincible Shield, and contributing to the forthcoming follow-up.

— SPIN Staff, SPIN, 9 Oct. 2026
Major gas companies have limited the amount of fuel customers can buy, and the price of gasoline and diesel have both risen about 20 percent since the beginning of the year, contributing to nationwide inflation.

— Jarrett Ley, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of contributing

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There, local fishermen demonstrated their sustainable crayfish harvesting process, and as a spectacular touch, the helicopter lifted one of the crayfish tanks straight out of the ocean, giving our client a dramatic view of the abundant catch.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026
The other group is a little more spread out, giving more opportunity.

— Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of giving

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Before the trial, the judge blocked prosecutors from presenting evidence related to Santería, the Afro-Caribbean religion with roots in the Yoruba faith that incorporates some Catholic elements.

— Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026
Today, IceCube continues to collect neutrino data, broadening our understanding of the cosmos and presenting the tantalizing chance of observing undreamed-of cosmic events.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of presenting

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There is also a kids club providing childcare and kid-friendly activities provided by a team with over eight years experience working with children.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
His new project, Flop, aims to create a spot market for computing power, where participants are rewarded with Flop tokens for providing GPUs and performing AI inference.

— Jenny Lee, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026

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