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as in contribution
a gift of money or its equivalent to a charity, humanitarian cause, or public institution
a generous donation to the orphanage from an anonymous benefactor
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as in gift
something given to someone without expectation of a return
a chocolate cake was my donation to the office party
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Recent Examples of donation
Over more than 1,000 conversations with a collection of donors, the AI model Claude was nearly three times as effective at eliciting donations for Save the Children as a group of professional fundraisers who had worked on campaigns for the humanitarian group.
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Miriam Waldvogel, Washington Post, 19 June 2026
Advertisement Tech industry lobbying and campaign donations have proved effective in recent years.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 19 June 2026
The Bank King Card debit card will be offered beginning Friday in honor of Juneteenth by Redemption Bank, which will make a donation from every account opened to nonprofits that will steer the funding to needy families.
—ABC News, 19 June 2026
The plastic tiara looking in on the Oval Office was her donation.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 19 June 2026
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Miriam Waldvogel, Washington Post, 19 June 2026
Advertisement Tech industry lobbying and campaign donations have proved effective in recent years.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 19 June 2026
The Bank King Card debit card will be offered beginning Friday in honor of Juneteenth by Redemption Bank, which will make a donation from every account opened to nonprofits that will steer the funding to needy families.
—ABC News, 19 June 2026
The plastic tiara looking in on the Oval Office was her donation.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 19 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for donation
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Throughout the night restaurateurs, chefs, the mayor of Chicago, the governor of Illinois and others underscored the importance and inspiration of immigrant families and the many contributions of the industry’s undocumented workforce.—
Stephanie Breijo,
Los Angeles Times,
16 June 2026
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The group took in more than $5 million in gifts, grants and contributions from 2020 through 2024, according to its tax returns.—
Haley Parsley,
Sacbee.com,
16 June 2026
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For families Beyond the kids' pool in the outdoor courtyard, children are welcomed with a small gift and child-sized bathrobes.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 June 2026
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The group took in more than $5 million in gifts, grants and contributions from 2020 through 2024, according to its tax returns.—
Haley Parsley,
Sacbee.com,
16 June 2026
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The production had previously set a June 4 release date before rescheduling to allow for completion of international distribution partnerships following a CinemaCon presentation that generated significant distributor interest.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
21 June 2026
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Coffin ended his presentation on an optimistic note.—
Michael Hawthorne,
Chicago Tribune,
21 June 2026
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On the plus side, the macro structure of the book—the pace of the plot, the tick-tock alternation between present and past in each chapter—was sound.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 June 2026
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At present, the two entities are not in partnership.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
18 June 2026
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“Donation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/donation. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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