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
Alex J. Rouhandeh, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
Creighton is a current member of the Olathe Planning Commission with past volunteer experience on the Olathe Citizens Police Advisory Council and the Olathe Police Foundation.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 31 Oct. 2025
Barbara Sprunt, NPR, 29 Oct. 2025
Click here to sign up for a day and time to volunteer.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
Shirley MacFarland, cleveland, 22 July 2022
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
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Noun
Achutan Raghushri, also 17, told Newsweek climate change was his reason for initially getting involved with Democratic politics and the Sherrill campaign as a volunteer.
—Alex J. Rouhandeh, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
Creighton is a current member of the Olathe Planning Commission with past volunteer experience on the Olathe Citizens Police Advisory Council and the Olathe Police Foundation.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 31 Oct. 2025
Verb
Chris Jones and Mary Ann Edwards have been volunteering at the Llano Food Pantry in central Texas for several years.
—Barbara Sprunt, NPR, 29 Oct. 2025
Click here to sign up for a day and time to volunteer.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
Adjective
Cycling Schools is an all-volunteer, 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.
—Shirley MacFarland, cleveland, 22 July 2022
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for volunteer
Noun
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Notably, the show stars several out gay actors, including Angus O’Brien as frat-boy enlistee and Max Parker as a closeted drill sergeant.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Ben and Felicia Horowitz could not be reached for comment, however in a 2024 blog post, Ben Horowitz described their interest in donating to the department, stressing the importance of public safety and the difficulties public sectors have in budgeting for technology.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
2 Nov. 2025
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Since his death, Hay has not remarried, but devoted her life to setting up scholarships and memorials in Burton’s name, including donating his diaries to Swansea University, per The Telegraph.—
Makena Gera,
PEOPLE,
1 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The Medicare prescription drug plan, known as Part D, is completely voluntary.—
Susan Tompor,
Freep.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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More than 1% of Americans headed west in one of the largest voluntary mass migrations in human history.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Most analysts who spoke with said that the Senate will be a tougher feat for Democrats than the House, although there is still a lot up in the air, given ongoing and potentially upcoming redistricting plans and rules.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Soeren Stache | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Microsoft is giving employees a way to raise concerns about the uses of its technology after controversy emerged over the company's work in the Middle East.—
Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
6 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The houses, often apartments inside the city’s tall residential buildings, strike so much fear among residents that anyone willing to live there can negotiate hefty discounts in one of the world’s most expensive property markets.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
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There are real questions about how much more consumers are willing or able to pay.—
Camila Domonoske,
NPR,
31 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Information for this article was contributed by Ron Wood of the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Nov. 2025
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Michael Bloomberg alone contributed $8 million to back Cuomo in the Democratic primary.—
Nino Paoli,
Fortune,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Volunteer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/volunteer. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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