as in donated
to make a present of
trained tax consultants who volunteer their services at tax time
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Recent Examples of volunteered
Kershaw saw the writing on the wall over the season’s final week and volunteered himself to be available in relief.
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Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2025
The teenager was an avid singer and actor who volunteered at a local food pantry, according to her obituary.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2025
This year’s output also includes Oxygen, about an Israeli mother whose son has volunteered to stay in the army past his discharge date to go into battle with his unit.
—Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 3 Oct. 2025
Of the 300 qualified guard members, at least 166 members of the Oregon National Guard have volunteered for deployment to Portland, member station OPB reported.
—Juliana Kim, NPR, 30 Sep. 2025
One of the members volunteered to host it, but then decided to invite other people who aren’t associated with the team.
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 25 Sep. 2025
The team’s lead assistant Daryl Rinker has volunteered in the league for 10 years and has guided two of his own children through the Poway Little League.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Sep. 2025
To get out of the house, Michelle volunteered as a swim coach at Lakewood and Columbine High.
—Ted Katauskas, Outside, 23 Sep. 2025
Martha Shults has volunteered at Saddle Up!
—Sharon Sandahl, Nashville Tennessean, 23 Sep. 2025
Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2025
The teenager was an avid singer and actor who volunteered at a local food pantry, according to her obituary.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2025
This year’s output also includes Oxygen, about an Israeli mother whose son has volunteered to stay in the army past his discharge date to go into battle with his unit.
—Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 3 Oct. 2025
Of the 300 qualified guard members, at least 166 members of the Oregon National Guard have volunteered for deployment to Portland, member station OPB reported.
—Juliana Kim, NPR, 30 Sep. 2025
One of the members volunteered to host it, but then decided to invite other people who aren’t associated with the team.
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 25 Sep. 2025
The team’s lead assistant Daryl Rinker has volunteered in the league for 10 years and has guided two of his own children through the Poway Little League.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Sep. 2025
To get out of the house, Michelle volunteered as a swim coach at Lakewood and Columbine High.
—Ted Katauskas, Outside, 23 Sep. 2025
Martha Shults has volunteered at Saddle Up!
—Sharon Sandahl, Nashville Tennessean, 23 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for volunteered
Verb
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The object was donated to the University of Oklahoma’s Sam Noble Museum, federal officials said.—
Mitchell Willetts,
Kansas City Star,
30 Sep. 2025
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The family had been introduced to CRC through their synagogue Temple Solel in Cardiff and in the past had donated homemade meals for the domestic violence emergency shelter.—
Karen Billing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The Democratic nominee for mayor also gave a speech at an African Methodist church, an effort to bridge the gap with apprehensive Black voters.—
Amie Parnes,
The Hill,
1 Oct. 2025
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Trump also gave Wall Street some assurance that the administration would give Nvidia licenses to offer its H20 AI chip in China – a crucial market for the company.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Enquirer media partner Fox19 contributed to this report.—
Gillian Stawiszynski,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
3 Oct. 2025
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Rachel Schilke and Christian Datoc contributed to this report.—
Ramsey Touchberry,
The Washington Examiner,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The film presented a new twist on the modern classic, according to Paramount Pictures, the production house behind the film.—
Taylor Ardrey,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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So what interested me was definitely the complexity of this character, who is presented not as being all peaches and cream, but as a character with very dark, even toxic, aspects of her personality.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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DeWine signed the budget bill in June, but vetoed 67 provisions which would have provided immediate property tax relief to homeowners.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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In the following years, MSF provided chelation to thousands of children and the government and community organizations undertook the complex job of environmental remediation, laying fresh soil over acres of contaminated land to prevent continued poisoning.—
Tom Frieden,
Big Think,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Volunteered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/volunteered. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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