as in nominal
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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
Scheller, well-respected in Central Florida’s legal community, has been pulling together a team of attorneys willing to represent pro bono migrants detained locally.
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Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Feb. 2026
The attorneys on the case are working pro bono.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Feb. 2026
The union connected Carpio and Ramirez with Legal Aid at Work, a nonprofit organization offering pro bono legal services to low-income Californians and employees across the state.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 17 Feb. 2026
Attorney Judy Royal, who retired from Northwestern University’s Center on Wrongful Convictions, still does pro bono work for the center and is in frequent contact with former clients, including Antusas.
—Amy Lavalley, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026
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Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Feb. 2026
The attorneys on the case are working pro bono.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Feb. 2026
The union connected Carpio and Ramirez with Legal Aid at Work, a nonprofit organization offering pro bono legal services to low-income Californians and employees across the state.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 17 Feb. 2026
Attorney Judy Royal, who retired from Northwestern University’s Center on Wrongful Convictions, still does pro bono work for the center and is in frequent contact with former clients, including Antusas.
—Amy Lavalley, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pro bono
Adjective
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The war with Hezbollah launched in the aftermath of the October 7 attacks never really ended, despite a nominal ceasefire that went into effect in November 2024.—
Oren Liebermann,
CNN Money,
6 Mar. 2026
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Both had incumbents with nominal primary opposition, but the primaries to select a November challenger saw big spending.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 Mar. 2026
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
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Oweh had a breakout season in the aftermath of his midseason trade from Baltimore and is considered one of the top defensive players set to be available in free agency.—
Senior Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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In a nice touch, all reseller plans use NVMe storage, LiteSpeed web servers, 30-day backups, free SSL certificates for all clients, malware scanning and removal, and firewalls for enhanced security.—
Gabriel Zamora,
PC Magazine,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Pro bono.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pro%20bono. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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