as in donators
one that helps another with gifts or money
a list of donors in the charitable foundation's annual report
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Recent Examples of donors
Part of the reason donors were so passionate about keeping him on board for next season, Stewart said, was because of the way Collins carries himself.
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Grace Raynor, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2026
Laura Hyatt, director of the presenting nonprofit organization Los Angeles Nomadic Division (LAND), said roughly half of the funding for the project came from the Mellon Foundation’s Monuments Project, with the rest raised from other foundations and private donors.
—Jane Horowitz, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026
Much of that money flowed through nonprofit advocacy groups that do not disclose their donors.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 11 Mar. 2026
Chinese donors have gifted a whopping total of $630 million to Harvard in 965 transactions.
—Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 11 Mar. 2026
However, Friedman’s campaign also took in $288,600 from UDP or AIPAC donors last year, leading to early assumptions from some contenders that the pro-Israeli lobby would back him.
—Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
National Republicans and major donors have worked to try and keep the incumbent lawmaker in Washington.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Mar. 2026
Florida Power & Light and its parent company, NextEra, are prolific donors to Florida political campaigns.
—Emily L. Mahoney, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2026
At the same time, Republicans can cite the potential threat from Democratic candidates to fire up their voters and donors.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 4 Mar. 2026
Grace Raynor, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2026
Laura Hyatt, director of the presenting nonprofit organization Los Angeles Nomadic Division (LAND), said roughly half of the funding for the project came from the Mellon Foundation’s Monuments Project, with the rest raised from other foundations and private donors.
—Jane Horowitz, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026
Much of that money flowed through nonprofit advocacy groups that do not disclose their donors.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 11 Mar. 2026
Chinese donors have gifted a whopping total of $630 million to Harvard in 965 transactions.
—Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 11 Mar. 2026
However, Friedman’s campaign also took in $288,600 from UDP or AIPAC donors last year, leading to early assumptions from some contenders that the pro-Israeli lobby would back him.
—Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
National Republicans and major donors have worked to try and keep the incumbent lawmaker in Washington.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Mar. 2026
Florida Power & Light and its parent company, NextEra, are prolific donors to Florida political campaigns.
—Emily L. Mahoney, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2026
At the same time, Republicans can cite the potential threat from Democratic candidates to fire up their voters and donors.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 4 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for donors
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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
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Additionally, these revenue-sharing numbers don’t include third-party NIL payments, which can provide a significant advantage to schools with a large alumni base — or with wealthy benefactors, which has been the case at Oregon (Phil Knight) and Indiana (Mark Cuban), for instance.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
27 Feb. 2026
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PragerU has received major funding from hard-right benefactors, including Betsy DeVos’s family foundation and the billionaire fracking brothers Dan and Farris Wilks.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
27 Feb. 2026
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The story quickly turns into a survive-the-night horror story as the bloodthirsty Remmick (Jack O'Connell) slowly turns more of the patrons into his hive-mind brethren.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 Mar. 2026
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The staff are as loyal as the patrons.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
14 Mar. 2026
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“Donors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/donors. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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