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
Previously pro bono resources, including invites to private events or access to micro-grants, now have a monthly membership fee to keep the space afloat.
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Isabel Rivera, Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2025
The Sacketts were lucky to have received pro bono legal assistance from the Pacific Legal Foundation, an organization dedicated to fighting government regulatory overreach.
—James Burling, Oc Register, 14 Aug. 2025
Demand a lawsuit, demand pro bono legal aid for our immigrant community members.
—Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Aug. 2025
As a result, Hallett said some people end up using pro bono lawyers from nonprofits or hire private attorneys, although most noncitizens who are in removal proceedings cannot afford a private attorney or can only afford to pay very little.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 18 June 2025
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Isabel Rivera, Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2025
The Sacketts were lucky to have received pro bono legal assistance from the Pacific Legal Foundation, an organization dedicated to fighting government regulatory overreach.
—James Burling, Oc Register, 14 Aug. 2025
Demand a lawsuit, demand pro bono legal aid for our immigrant community members.
—Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Aug. 2025
As a result, Hallett said some people end up using pro bono lawyers from nonprofits or hire private attorneys, although most noncitizens who are in removal proceedings cannot afford a private attorney or can only afford to pay very little.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 18 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pro bono
Adjective
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Since 2020, public debt has surged by approximately 61%, outpacing nominal GDP growth of 38% through Q2 2025.—
Bob Haber,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Richard Kone, a goalscorer on the opening day of last season at the SToK Cae Ras in Wycombe Wanderers colours, may have been the nominal front man in a 4-2-3-1 set-up, but his link-up play and intelligent movement were matched by Harvey Vale, Koki Saito and Rumarn Burrell.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 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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Alvarado said that, to her, the holiday means being free.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Sep. 2025
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Looking for a free mini puzzle?—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Pro bono.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pro%20bono. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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