donors

plural of donor

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Recent Examples of donors Virginia offers proximity to donors and national TV studios in Washington; the same options are available by adding a New York City stop on the way to New Hampshire. ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026 Humanitarian aid to Afghanistan – which is needed by approximately 45% of the population – has been dramatically cut by international donors since the Taliban returned to power, with women and girls bearing the brunt of those cuts. Kara Fox, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026 Some would-be donors retreat back into work and let the moment pass. Nick Allardice, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026 And after that, perhaps the various communities — artists, audiences, patrons, big donors — that make up the Kennedy Center ecosystem would fall in line and embrace or at least tolerate his co-option of the living memorial to the 35th president. Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 14 Aug. 2026 Foreign governments and donors should consult with Afghan women to determine how their money will best be spent. Rina Amiri, Foreign Affairs, 14 Aug. 2026 Kimmel has raised about $86,000, about half of which came from herself and family members, while Morst has raised $36,305, mostly from outside donors. Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2026 Martin isn’t well connected among major donors, or among leadership on Capitol Hill. Ruby Cramer, New Yorker, 13 Aug. 2026 That group gave a lot of its money to With Honor III, which has also received large checks from donors and groups including Everytown For Gun Safety Victory Fund, investor and philanthropist Paul and Mary Finnegan and venture capitalist John Drew. Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for donors
Noun
  • That’s the gold standard of cancer designations that allows patients and donators alike to understand Sylvester’s standards.
    Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • After Gretchen Whitmer, the state’s popular Democratic governor, endorsed Stevens last week, El-Sayed explained the choice as the inevitable product of the two women’s benefactors.
    Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026
  • Working with patrons Anadol counters that anyone can have free access to the models his studio develops, and that there's nothing new about contemporary artists' relationships with rich and powerful benefactors.
    Chloe Veltman, NPR, 29 July 2026
Noun
  • Kulusich says she's witnessed other Disneyland patrons touch character actors or ask them inappropriate questions.
    Owen Carry, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2026
  • The Buñuelian skeptic in me also shirks at Fried’s approving references to Diderot’s petite église invisible, the small hidden church whose members—painters, critics, curators, patrons—are the vision-gifted serious pursuers of art history.
    Carlos Valladares, ARTnews.com, 14 Aug. 2026

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“Donors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/donors. Accessed 21 Aug. 2026.

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