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volunteer

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adjective

volunteer

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noun

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of volunteer
Verb
The video shared on Tuesday by Julie Saraceno, a volunteer at the Benton Franklin Humane Society in Kennewick, Washington, under the username @jsaraceno, shows the small pup sitting alone inside his kennel, waiting for someone to choose him. Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025 Five Sudanese citizens — a civil servant, a tea lady, a resistance volunteer and two street boys who make money collecting plastic bottles — come together to share their memories, hopes and dreams in Khartoum, a caleidoscopic documentary about the civil war that started in the country in 2023. Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2025
Adjective
Her friendship with Fonda’s Sally Hyde leads her roommate to volunteer at a Veterans Administration hospital. Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2025 Nearly 132,000 participants from the latter's platform opted into a survey about their cannabis use, along with volunteering their genetic data. Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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 See All Example Sentences for volunteer
Recent Examples of Synonyms for volunteer
Verb
  • Along with the launch, Aniston is helping Pvolve kick off the nationwide Strong for Fall Challenge, a three-week commitment to complete 10 strength-building workouts, and, for every challenge completed, Pvolve will donate $1 to Women in Medicine.
    Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025
  • According to Henley & Partners, prospective citizens can donate $230,000 to the National Development Fund (for families of up to four) or $260,000 to the University of the West Indies Fund.
    Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 19 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Pacific Coast Producers, based in California, issued a voluntary recall for select lots of four fruit products on September 4 due to the potential contamination.
    Matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Admission is free, but voluntary donations are appreciated.
    Molly Guthrey, Twin Cities, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The quick and portable system also gives investigators the ability to do DNA analysis anywhere without the need for a labratory.
    Isabel Rosales, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
  • However, since the announcement, discourse around who should and shouldn’t be given wings exposed just how stuck in the past some viewers still are.
    Essence, Essence, 16 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The inconvenience, or in some cases hardship, of a shutdown has become wrapped up in the blame each side is assigning to the other, with neither party willing to budge over Democratic demands on healthcare.
    Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Desert View Drive, a 25-mile scenic route along Arizona Highway 64, is a low-key wonder that rewards those willing to wander slightly off the park’s busiest paths.
    Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Aaron Byrd contributed motion graphics production.
    Danny Makki, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • To their credit, Better Factories Cambodia (BFC) continues to play an important role in promoting transparency and accountability in the garment sector, and its inclusion of freedom of association indicators in factory assessments contributes valuable data for policy dialogue.
    Sourcing Journal, Sourcing Journal, 15 Oct. 2025

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“Volunteer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/volunteer. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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