volitional

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for volitional
Adjective
  • County executives who leave office voluntary, choose their immediate successors, according to the charter.
    Ilana Arougheti Updated August 20, Kansas City Star, 20 Aug. 2025
  • As of July 2025, that number surged to 451 voluntary participants — a staggering increase of over 3,500% that underscores the growing need for safeguards in the digital gambling era.
    Ethan Hylton, IndyStar, 20 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Within the past couple of years, the group has become a part of Arrowhead Kingdom, an all-volunteer national network of Chiefs fan groups.
    Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2023
  • That’s noteworthy for a show based at a high-school auditorium in Litchfield and run by a staff that is almost entirely volunteer, including the show’s star and its producer.
    Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant, 18 Aug. 2022
Adjective
  • There's immediate revenue to be made if a company with deep pockets like Amazon is willing to pay SpaceX. Second, the other options to get Kuiper satellites into orbit just aren't available at the volume Amazon needs.
    Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 15 Aug. 2025
  • The Trump Administration should be ready to cut off that avenue, and be willing to suspend any sanction only in stages, tied to compliance with a ceasefire, troop withdrawals, and the terms of a final agreement.
    Miriam Sapiro, Time, 15 Aug. 2025
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“Volitional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/volitional. Accessed 24 Aug. 2025.

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