as in nominal
law
involving or doing legal work at no cost to the client
pro bono work a pro bono case
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Recent Examples of pro bono
The lawmakers asked for a breakdown of all firm commitments to the Commerce Department, the number of pro bono hours worked, and whether any retainer agreements were signed with the department.
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Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 25 Sep. 2025
Shin also provides pro bono work at legal clinics and is president of the Orange County Korean American Bar Association Foundation, an organization centered on charitable causes.
—Shawn Price, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
His work at the clinic earned him the Highest Pro Bono Distinction at graduation, which was awarded for working more than 150 extra pro bono hours above the normal course requirements of the clinic.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The swift manner of the repeal prompted the trustees to seek legal intervention, which the civil rights groups will carry out for the college pro bono.
—Lily Kepner, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
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Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 25 Sep. 2025
Shin also provides pro bono work at legal clinics and is president of the Orange County Korean American Bar Association Foundation, an organization centered on charitable causes.
—Shawn Price, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
His work at the clinic earned him the Highest Pro Bono Distinction at graduation, which was awarded for working more than 150 extra pro bono hours above the normal course requirements of the clinic.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The swift manner of the repeal prompted the trustees to seek legal intervention, which the civil rights groups will carry out for the college pro bono.
—Lily Kepner, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pro bono
Adjective
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In addition to the music, train rides will be offered around the park for a nominal fee courtesy of the Poway-Midland Railroad.—
Elizabeth Marie Himchak,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Nov. 2025
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Kim Yong Nam was not related to Kim Jong Un, but his loyalty to the ruling family enabled him to serve as president of the Presidium of the Supreme People’s Assembly—the country's nominal head of state—from 1998 until April 2019.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Does a user keep expressing linguistic markers throughout a given conversation?—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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Bing, for its part, went off the rails early on, prompting Microsoft to scale back both its personality and the number of questions users could ask it in a given conversation.—
Will Oremus,
Washington Post,
5 June 2023
Adjective
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Moon’s poems suggest Buddhist ideologies and Korean temples, yet the works remain largely free of cultural-specific imagery and are, instead, naturalistic or universal.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Pro bono.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pro%20bono. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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