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
Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 9 June 2026
But the volunteer activism by the people of New Orleans described in these pages is.
—Wyatt Williams, Harpers Magazine, 9 June 2026
Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 13 June 2026
Micco, upon becoming the CCT’s sports editor in March 1997, quickly learned that Hayes did not take shortcuts and would volunteer to do the extra column or go the extra mile.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 13 June 2026
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
For the last 12 years, Howell Scott has used his own vehicle and gas money to serve as a volunteer shuttle transporting visitors between a Johnson County hotel and Kansas City International Airport.
—Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 9 June 2026
But the volunteer activism by the people of New Orleans described in these pages is.
—Wyatt Williams, Harpers Magazine, 9 June 2026
Verb
One family member compared my job to her volunteering part time at a nonprofit.
—Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 13 June 2026
Micco, upon becoming the CCT’s sports editor in March 1997, quickly learned that Hayes did not take shortcuts and would volunteer to do the extra column or go the extra mile.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 13 June 2026
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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After Joy's death, her body was donated to science before her ashes were returned to the family.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
14 June 2026
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The group, which did not donate to campaigns this year, instead developed several voter guides for judges, said Gabriela Vazquez, La Defensa’s deputy director.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
14 June 2026
Adjective
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The order directed federal agencies to bolster the government’s cyber defenses and to design a mechanism for the government to gain early access to the most powerful AI models from companies like Anthropic and OpenAI on a voluntary basis.—
Jared Perlo,
NBC news,
13 June 2026
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Crucially, this is a mandatory licensing action, not the voluntary testing framework the administration rolled out earlier this month.—
Sandy Carter,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
Verb
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Seven years later, the FDA has given Colorado the go-ahead, but there's still a lot to be done.—
Alan Gionet,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
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From a box-score perspective, Brind’Amour’s case ranks similarly to that of Rick Tocchet, Bill Guerin and Ray Whitney, who are all unlikely to be inducted given other sure-thing candidates about to retire around the league.—
James Mirtle,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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Not everybody’s willing to accept that; people don’t like to accept things that may change them or displace them.—
Rachel Nuwer,
Scientific American,
16 June 2026
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Big Pharma buyers are well funded and increasingly willing to take larger bets, the bankers said.—
Elsa Ohlen,
CNBC,
16 June 2026
Verb
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Fox News Digital's Alexandra Koch and The Associated Press contributed to this report.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2026
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Factors such as declining birth rates and families moving out of the city are contributing to declining enrollment at Denver Public Schools.—
Chierstin Roth,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
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“Volunteer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/volunteer. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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