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
Her family — mom Donna, sister Christina and brother Jon — were in attendance, along with Harrison’s children Josh and Taylor and his mother Mary Beth, who volunteered at the event.
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Sarah Jones, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
The group of high school seniors volunteered as part of a first-time project for their literature and social justice class taught by Maeve Gavagan, an English teacher at Marquette High.
—Alyssa N. Salcedo, jsonline.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Over and over, Art gifted me with his deep knowledge of Pacific flora and volunteered anecdotes of his extensive sociological fieldwork.
—Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025
Governors from those eight states volunteered their Guardsmen for the mission and could choose to rotate their servicemembers out.
—Chris Boccia, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2025
Charlie Gray, a communications major at Santa Clara University, has volunteered at local anime conventions and organized events.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2025
Martinez was a midfielder who volunteered to move to the middle of the defense when Mathias Bauer was injured.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Oct. 2025
Similar to what happens in the movie, Japan’s Deputy Minister Shinjiro Yamamura volunteered to take the place of the remaining hostages, and the hijackers agreed.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 17 Oct. 2025
Cain has also volunteered with various community organizations, such as Avenue of Life, Hope Faith Ministries and Kansas City Young Matrons, according to her profile.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2025
Sarah Jones, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
The group of high school seniors volunteered as part of a first-time project for their literature and social justice class taught by Maeve Gavagan, an English teacher at Marquette High.
—Alyssa N. Salcedo, jsonline.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Over and over, Art gifted me with his deep knowledge of Pacific flora and volunteered anecdotes of his extensive sociological fieldwork.
—Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025
Governors from those eight states volunteered their Guardsmen for the mission and could choose to rotate their servicemembers out.
—Chris Boccia, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2025
Charlie Gray, a communications major at Santa Clara University, has volunteered at local anime conventions and organized events.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2025
Martinez was a midfielder who volunteered to move to the middle of the defense when Mathias Bauer was injured.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Oct. 2025
Similar to what happens in the movie, Japan’s Deputy Minister Shinjiro Yamamura volunteered to take the place of the remaining hostages, and the hijackers agreed.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 17 Oct. 2025
Cain has also volunteered with various community organizations, such as Avenue of Life, Hope Faith Ministries and Kansas City Young Matrons, according to her profile.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for volunteered
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His wife, Jo Carole Lauder, also donated $500,000 to Fix the City, while his nephew William Lauder has given $1 million—half during the primary, and half during the general election.—
Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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Bloomberg, an 83-year-old billionaire businessman, has also donated millions to super PACs that backed Cuomo and opposed Zohran Mamdani in Cuomo's unsuccessful primary bid and in the general election.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 2025
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Pandemic deals gave way to record rents, and evictions started up again.—
Clio Chang,
Curbed,
5 Nov. 2025
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Ausberry was promoted to the interim job in Woodward’s place, and the board gave him the authority to lead the coaching hire.—
Chris Vannini,
New York Times,
5 Nov. 2025
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Several countries contributed extra fighter jets to the eastern flank, close to Russia, after the incursions.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
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For decades now, the case has sparked debate over how her tragic upbringing may or may not have contributed to her crimes.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
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For the monks or clerics, it is presented as a material substance, carried like a sack of gold on the demon’s back; the metaphors used are monetary or economic, as though the monks owe ordered syllables to God instead of the monetary tithe their vows of poverty render unnecessary.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
31 Oct. 2025
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Linmon also presented something a bit different from director Xu Hongyu with the high concept fantasy action drama series Infinite 10 Days, the first season of which features 24-episodes, with production set for the end of 2025/early 2026.—
Abid Rahman,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Oct. 2025
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Still in its early stages, Montgomery Steppe’s proposal calls for free medical care, including prescription drugs, to be provided to people who lose Medi-Cal benefits or face ineligibility under new rules for Medicaid.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Nov. 2025
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One possible unifying perspective is provided by computer science.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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