as in to donate
to make a present of
trained tax consultants who volunteer their services at tax time
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as in voluntary
done, made, or given with one's own free will
volunteer work at the hospital
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Recent Examples of volunteer
Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 July 2025
Many Texas state agencies are overseen by volunteers without related subject matter expertise.
—John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Ken Robinson, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2025
In the Fox series, over a dozen celebrities, reality TV stars and athletes volunteer to be shipped away to a foreign country and participate in rigorous, psychological and daunting challenges.
—Caroline Blair, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Dylan Slagle, Baltimore Sun, 23 June 2022
Glauner noted that Fire Station 1, at 4383 Center Road, was built in 1960 with additional bays installed in the 1970s, at a time when the department was all-volunteer.
—Brian Lisik, cleveland, 15 Feb. 2022
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Verb
Bike path: Local volunteer Debbie Adams reported that those who tend to the La Jolla Bike Path have been focusing on trimming trees and shrubs.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 July 2025
Many Texas state agencies are overseen by volunteers without related subject matter expertise.
—John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Adjective
Their staff also volunteered more than 63,000 hours to support our community, a testament to how hospitality professionals view their work as both a business and a service to society.
—Ken Robinson, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2025
In the Fox series, over a dozen celebrities, reality TV stars and athletes volunteer to be shipped away to a foreign country and participate in rigorous, psychological and daunting challenges.
—Caroline Blair, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Noun
The fire company is the only one in Carroll County that is completely volunteer run, with no career fire personnel.
—Dylan Slagle, Baltimore Sun, 23 June 2022
Glauner noted that Fire Station 1, at 4383 Center Road, was built in 1960 with additional bays installed in the 1970s, at a time when the department was all-volunteer.
—Brian Lisik, cleveland, 15 Feb. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for volunteer
Verb
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Once the book is taken off display, it will be donated to the Friends of San Antonio Public Library and put up for sale.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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While the truck was donated to the fire department, the city used grant funding from the Bucyrus Foundation to pay about $1,400 in trucking fees to get it back to South Milwaukee.—
Erik S. Hanley,
jsonline.com,
18 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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At the time, Commissioner Dave Young and former Commissioner Pat South asked the development’s owner to levy voluntary impact fees to offset initial costs for new students.—
Victoria Moorwood,
The Enquirer,
7 Aug. 2025
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The program is voluntary for anyone who has Part D, such as a stand-alone plan or coverage included in a Medicare Advantage plan.—
Diane Omdahl,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The recall was given a Class II risk warning on August 1.12 NuNaturals Inc recalled 78 bottles of its Organic Pure Stevia and 78 bottles of its Pure Monk Fruit Sweetener.—
Amber Brenza,
Health,
8 Aug. 2025
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Once done, the camera panned over to Kris, who gave a sassy smile before joining her girls.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
8 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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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
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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
Verb
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The setback contributed to the delay of the Space Force's first operational flight with the Vulcan rocket from the end of last year until now.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
12 Aug. 2025
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Herald/Times staff writer Romy Ellenbogen contributed to this story.—
Lawrence Mower,
Miami Herald,
12 Aug. 2025
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“Volunteer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/volunteer. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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