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
Another deciding issue was whether or not protesters were being helped by pro bono lawyers or there were legal observers present to make protesters feel more confident going into a certain situation.
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Heidi Reynolds-Stenson, The Conversation, 29 Jan. 2026
Matching gift programs, paid time off for volunteering, and pro bono service that puts employees’ professional skills to work can meaningfully strengthen nonprofit capacity while building durable skills across the workforce.
—Cat Ward, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Schleicher is representing Michael and Susan Pretti pro bono, according to a family spokesman.
—CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
Busser does pro bono work for active military through the Florida Department of Veterans’ Affairs GI LAW Program.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2026
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Heidi Reynolds-Stenson, The Conversation, 29 Jan. 2026
Matching gift programs, paid time off for volunteering, and pro bono service that puts employees’ professional skills to work can meaningfully strengthen nonprofit capacity while building durable skills across the workforce.
—Cat Ward, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Schleicher is representing Michael and Susan Pretti pro bono, according to a family spokesman.
—CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
Busser does pro bono work for active military through the Florida Department of Veterans’ Affairs GI LAW Program.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pro bono
Adjective
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Seven has been the nominal crew size on the ISS since 2020.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
14 Feb. 2026
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This year, though, both LaHood and Bost are running unopposed in the March 17 GOP primary and Miller’s facing only nominal opposition.—
Daniel C. Vock,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 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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Rooms and restaurants are plastic-free, water comes in glass bottles, and the hotel works with local farms and artisans as much as possible.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Feb. 2026
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Szoka, who served in the North Carolina House of Representatives for 10 years and the Army for 20, worries some places will have to conserve energy or cope with dimmind lights in the coming years if the United States doesn’t make use of its plentiful and free sun and wind.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA Today,
21 Feb. 2026
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“Pro bono.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pro%20bono. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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