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
Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 10 May 2026
The play charts his despair and hope, as well as his unlikely romance with a prison volunteer (Tessa Thompson).
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
Kansas City Star, 10 May 2026
Districts and charter schools have until May 18 to volunteer.
—Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 May 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
The festival is organized by the Atlanta Foundation for Public Spaces alongside volunteer artists.
—Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 10 May 2026
The play charts his despair and hope, as well as his unlikely romance with a prison volunteer (Tessa Thompson).
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
Verb
McLeod, an animal chiropractor, volunteered to help, offering three free chiropractic adjustments to help Elvis’s gait.
—Kansas City Star, 10 May 2026
Districts and charter schools have until May 18 to volunteer.
—Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 May 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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The land for the park was donated by Ted Fredenhagen and Rita Harvard, the children of Walter and Grace Fredenhagen.—
Carolyn Stein,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2026
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Anyone interested in donating to, fostering or adopting the chihuahuas can visit SMART Flagler's website.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
9 May 2026
Adjective
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The Olathe district approved a voluntary resolution agreement at its Board of Education meeting Thursday, and the superintendent signed it Friday.—
Kendrick Calfee
May 9,
Kansas City Star,
9 May 2026
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Angela Onduto, 47, pleaded no contest to voluntary manslaughter in the 2009 drowning death of her own daughter, posthumously named Matea Esperanza by the police agency that investigated her.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
9 May 2026
Verb
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Trump demonizes immigrants and has launched a sweeping mass-deportation campaign that was cheered by the far right across Europe; Sánchez resists such nativism, and his government is in the midst of a program to give legal status to some half a million undocumented migrants living in Spain.—
Ishaan Tharoor,
New Yorker,
13 May 2026
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Two losses in last month’s three league matches gave the impression of momentum slipping, and even if performances improved towards the end of April, something different was needed to shift the energy towards the club.—
Art de Roché,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
Adjective
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Kolo Muani produced one of his better performances, willing to get on the ball and run at defenders.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
12 May 2026
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Suddenly, solutions feel easier to grasp, as people are more willing to compromise and collaborate.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
12 May 2026
Verb
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Sophomore Haley Maldonado, who finished with three hits, contributed an RBI double in the second.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2026
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Meghan Potenza picked up an RBI double, while Emrie Peterson contributed two RBIs.—
Tony Baranek,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2026
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“Volunteer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/volunteer. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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