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
Time Video, Time, 5 Nov. 2025
Hope is a decision that tens of thousands of New Yorkers made day after day, volunteer shift after volunteer shift, despite attack ad after attack ad.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Tim Trudell, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
People can sign up on GEM’s website to volunteer to pack donation boxes.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 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
Hope is a decision that tens of thousands of New Yorkers made, day after day, volunteer shift after volunteer shift, despite attack ad after attack ad.
—Time Video, Time, 5 Nov. 2025
Hope is a decision that tens of thousands of New Yorkers made day after day, volunteer shift after volunteer shift, despite attack ad after attack ad.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Verb
Six young Tlingit tribal members from Sitka, Alaska, who had volunteered to serve their country during World War II as code talkers were unknown to the public because of military secrecy until very recently.
—Tim Trudell, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
People can sign up on GEM’s website to volunteer to pack donation boxes.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 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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Blaze Pizza will also donate $1 from every pizza sold that day to Folds of Honor, which provides scholarships to disabled veterans and the spouses and children of fallen veterans.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
9 Nov. 2025
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All proceeds from the piece are donated to The Poppy Appeal.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
9 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Although the positions are voluntary, state law does not prohibit board members from setting compensation for themselves once appointed.—
Nick Sullivan,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Nov. 2025
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The market for voluntary carbon offset and removal credits has been struggling for the last several years to repair a reputation sullied by numerous greenwashing scandals.—
Tim McDonnell,
semafor.com,
11 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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Senators in both parties seemed willing to try and continue working on the bill to pay government workers, although doing so would alleviate some of the current pressure to come to a deal.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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Amazon, likewise, has been willing to buy to give it scale in a space, from MGM to Whole Foods.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Nov. 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 14 Nov. 2025.
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