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as in contributions
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 gifts
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 donations
Many of the projects are supported by the State of Florida through appropriations or by university bonding and private donations.
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Florida International University,
Miami Herald,
1 July 2026
However, the department gave team members no indication that this elimination was being considered, the lawsuit says, and continued recruiting more students for fall 2026 and soliciting donations for the program as late as December.
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Tarini Mehta,
Sacbee.com,
1 July 2026
Buying one and programming it to seek donations is straightforward.
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Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
Volunteers in the Chicago area are gathering donations to send to Venezuela earthquake survivors.
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Shardaa Gray,
CBS News,
1 July 2026
But aid groups say delivering donations will require negotiating permits with the Venezuelan government.
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Manuel Rueda,
NPR,
27 June 2026
Blood stem cells can be collected through a blood draw — which accounts for 90% of donations — or surgery to gather bone marrow, according to the donor organization.
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Rylan Digiacomo-Rapp,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 June 2026
Although Cal previously said Rivera’s compensation would be funded entirely through private donations, the agreement itself does not specify the source for those funds.
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Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
27 June 2026
Florida International University,
Miami Herald,
1 July 2026
However, the department gave team members no indication that this elimination was being considered, the lawsuit says, and continued recruiting more students for fall 2026 and soliciting donations for the program as late as December.
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Tarini Mehta,
Sacbee.com,
1 July 2026
Buying one and programming it to seek donations is straightforward.
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Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
Volunteers in the Chicago area are gathering donations to send to Venezuela earthquake survivors.
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Shardaa Gray,
CBS News,
1 July 2026
But aid groups say delivering donations will require negotiating permits with the Venezuelan government.
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Manuel Rueda,
NPR,
27 June 2026
Blood stem cells can be collected through a blood draw — which accounts for 90% of donations — or surgery to gather bone marrow, according to the donor organization.
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Rylan Digiacomo-Rapp,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 June 2026
Although Cal previously said Rivera’s compensation would be funded entirely through private donations, the agreement itself does not specify the source for those funds.
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Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
27 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for donations
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Praising his contributions both before and after independence, Calvert believes Dickinson should be placed alongside Adams, Jefferson and others among the elite of founders.
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Nothing shows our financial supporters the value of their contributions more clearly than witnessing the emotional moment when a cancer survivor meets their lifesaving donor for the first time at our annual gala or other event.
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An appeals court in April sentenced Yoon’s wife, Kim Keon Hee, to four years in prison after convicting her on various charges, including receiving luxury gifts from a Unification Church official.
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To surrender to those gifts, as Rowland put it, was to shatter boundaries that had previously kept Black artists segregated to genre and medium.
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And this season at Pitti Uomo and Milan Fashion Week Men’s, as a heatwave struck Europe and the looksmaxxing movement circulating around GLP-1s and peptides continues to shift body ideals, runways and presentations held a mirror up to our changing world.
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Tuesday’s presentations will focus on whether changes to annual targets are needed ahead of the 2026-2027 school year.
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“Donations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/donations. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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