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
Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
The league offers seasonal competitive and casual leagues, free Sunday practices, social events and volunteer and leadership opportunities, all aimed at creating a safe, inclusive space to play, connect and belong.
—Evan Moore
november 7, Charlotte Observer, 7 Nov. 2025
Josh Campbell, CNN Money, 7 Jan. 2026
As if Laura is the prodigal daughter returning home, the two women quickly fall into a familiar routine that bears obvious signs of something stranger, including Betty immediately volunteering her real child’s bed and clothes to the total stranger.
—Elaina Patton, IndieWire, 7 Jan. 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 Continental Army’s senior ranks boasted volunteer officers from as far afield as South America and Eastern Europe.
—Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
The league offers seasonal competitive and casual leagues, free Sunday practices, social events and volunteer and leadership opportunities, all aimed at creating a safe, inclusive space to play, connect and belong.
—Evan Moore
november 7, Charlotte Observer, 7 Nov. 2025
Verb
In 1985, Ames went to the Soviet Embassy in Washington, DC, and volunteered to spy against the United States, according to his guilty plea agreement.
—Josh Campbell, CNN Money, 7 Jan. 2026
As if Laura is the prodigal daughter returning home, the two women quickly fall into a familiar routine that bears obvious signs of something stranger, including Betty immediately volunteering her real child’s bed and clothes to the total stranger.
—Elaina Patton, IndieWire, 7 Jan. 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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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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The program was also voluntary — if residents saw fit just to throw all their recyclable glass and aluminum and paper into the regular garbage there was nothing stopping them from doing so.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
7 Jan. 2026
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But that doesn’t mean anyone took it easy on Sherrod, who always participated in voluntary class time.—
Noelle Phillips,
Denver Post,
7 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Historically, the water’s purity was singular, giving life to a watershed that flourished because of a unique paucity of nutrients, a situation that hindered the pursuit of any single species that would dominate the rest.—
Amy Green,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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Utopia Bedding Quilted Comforter This Utopia Bedding comforter keeps my bed looking super fluffy and cloud-like and gives my bedroom an expensive look.—
Genevieve Cepeda,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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If a team is calculated — and perhaps more importantly, willing to take a risk — there are opportunities to find very useful pieces that can make quicker impacts than picks or prospects.—
Max Bultman,
New York Times,
10 Jan. 2026
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Second, the firm brings to the table a more than qualified CEO candidate who is ready and willing to take on this role.—
Kenneth Squire,
CNBC,
10 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Patients’ failure to take their medicine as prescribed is a major challenge that contributes to hundreds of thousands of preventable deaths and billions of dollars in health care costs annually.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Jan. 2026
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Joe Walsh, Sophia Vlahakis contributed to this report.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Volunteer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/volunteer. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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