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
But even with an outpouring of support from private donors, Medina said, a pause on SNAP benefits could stretch nonprofits thin.
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Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Oct. 2025
Large gaps also exist between the industries of Spanberger and Earle-Sears’s respective donors.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 29 Oct. 2025
The Dem Party was run by a cabal of donors and insiders.
—FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2025
The study helpfully noted that the impact was especially great with Black audiences — an important distinction as Black patients are often overrepresented on transplant waiting lists and underrepresented with donors.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 28 Oct. 2025
In other words, expenditures for materials that support a particular outcome can trigger requirements to file campaign finance reports detailing expenses, donors and donation amounts, among other state campaign finance regulations.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 28 Oct. 2025
Today the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation awards more than 70 scholarships valued at up to $15,000 each with funds augmented by corporate and individual donors.
—Margaret Buranen, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
Comcast, the current parent company of CNBC, was on a list of top donors to the ballroom.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2025
The pastor had asked donors giving $2,000 or more to step up to the line first, but that's not what McCoy did.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Oct. 2025
Large gaps also exist between the industries of Spanberger and Earle-Sears’s respective donors.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 29 Oct. 2025
The Dem Party was run by a cabal of donors and insiders.
—FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2025
The study helpfully noted that the impact was especially great with Black audiences — an important distinction as Black patients are often overrepresented on transplant waiting lists and underrepresented with donors.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 28 Oct. 2025
In other words, expenditures for materials that support a particular outcome can trigger requirements to file campaign finance reports detailing expenses, donors and donation amounts, among other state campaign finance regulations.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 28 Oct. 2025
Today the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation awards more than 70 scholarships valued at up to $15,000 each with funds augmented by corporate and individual donors.
—Margaret Buranen, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
Comcast, the current parent company of CNBC, was on a list of top donors to the ballroom.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2025
The pastor had asked donors giving $2,000 or more to step up to the line first, but that's not what McCoy did.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for donors
Noun
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The second-most popular reason, at 28%, was not having a relationship with their benefactors’ advisor.—
Hayley Cuccinello,
CNBC,
16 Oct. 2025
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But the arrangement could create an appearance of a conflict of interest, as Anderson’s office has steered public dollars to a business owned by a family who have been his political benefactors.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Chili's patrons were not happy to see Skillet Beef Queso and White Skillet Queso disappear.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
29 Oct. 2025
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At Telluride, in effect, the patrons pay for the cheaper passes, which have not gone up in price for 16 years.—
Anne Thompson,
IndieWire,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Donors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/donors. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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