as in willingly
of one's own free will
you took part in this voluntarily, so you have no cause to complain
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Recent Examples of voluntarily
On another, the Internal Revenue Code stands ready with its expatriation tax regime—potentially ensnaring not only those who voluntarily renounce their citizenship but also those whose citizenship is stripped away.
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Virginia La Torre Jeker, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The farm minister and a former prime minister reportedly met with Ishiba on Saturday night to urge him to resign voluntarily.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025
That way, when you are accepted, you are accepted voluntarily, because people appreciate you and respect you and want you, not because you have been shoved down their throats.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
Stines briefly left the courthouse after the shooting before turning around and voluntarily surrendering, Det.
—Andy Rose, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2025
In 2021, Congress passed a law that banned naming military assets after anyone who voluntarily served or held leadership in the Confederacy.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Firearms can also be temporarily and voluntarily stored away from home at local gun shops during a time of risk, or for other reasons, such as home renovation, military deployment or travel.
—Emmy Betz, The Conversation, 5 Sep. 2025
Additionally, the plan allowed the district to count White students who voluntarily attended magnet programs the same — in terms of desegregation measures — as Black students who were forced to be bused to schools outside their communities.
—Krista Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Sep. 2025
Speaking from the bench, Judge Laura Cohen said the two sides voluntarily agreed to the terms, so there was no need to call witnesses for testimony about Stern’s underlying claims.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2025
Virginia La Torre Jeker, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The farm minister and a former prime minister reportedly met with Ishiba on Saturday night to urge him to resign voluntarily.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025
That way, when you are accepted, you are accepted voluntarily, because people appreciate you and respect you and want you, not because you have been shoved down their throats.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
Stines briefly left the courthouse after the shooting before turning around and voluntarily surrendering, Det.
—Andy Rose, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2025
In 2021, Congress passed a law that banned naming military assets after anyone who voluntarily served or held leadership in the Confederacy.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Firearms can also be temporarily and voluntarily stored away from home at local gun shops during a time of risk, or for other reasons, such as home renovation, military deployment or travel.
—Emmy Betz, The Conversation, 5 Sep. 2025
Additionally, the plan allowed the district to count White students who voluntarily attended magnet programs the same — in terms of desegregation measures — as Black students who were forced to be bused to schools outside their communities.
—Krista Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Sep. 2025
Speaking from the bench, Judge Laura Cohen said the two sides voluntarily agreed to the terms, so there was no need to call witnesses for testimony about Stern’s underlying claims.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for voluntarily
Adverb
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Some American companies, including Olaplex, have willingly removed the ingredient from their formulas.—
Keyaira Boone,
Essence,
5 Sep. 2025
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Hopper had also purchased three videos from a website of men willingly having their genitals removed, the BBC reported.—
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Instead of freely taking up legal work in Thailand, Sara was smuggled at gunpoint into a scammers’ compound in Myanmar.—
Christine Ro,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Open-source models amplify this risk – they can be freely downloaded, altered, and run offline, enabling rapid innovation but also removing layers of oversight.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Voluntarily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/voluntarily. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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