volunteered

past tense of volunteer

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Recent Examples of volunteered Sheriff’s officials at the time said that Gallegos, then 59, had volunteered as a youth basketball coach with Sacramento-area school districts and operated a private basketball coaching clinic. Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 31 Aug. 2026 Parton volunteered to serve food that day and became a lifelong supporter of the non-profit. Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2026 In the last six months, Hosty said that 31 people have volunteered to monitor immigration court for at least one day. Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2026 Vivien Killilea / Getty Images That's roughly 700 more volunteers than the festival had in Park City in 2026, when about 1,350 people volunteered. Sarah Horbacewicz, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026 Tom Ritter, a Firefox developer who has also volunteered for the Tor Project, said the move to constant libraries reduced the entropy enough to stop the technique from working. Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 24 Aug. 2026 For years, the National Institutes of Health had offered advanced cardiac imaging at no cost to uninsured patients who volunteered for clinical trials. Benjamin I. Lee, STAT, 24 Aug. 2026 After retiring in 2022, Cannom volunteered at the John Wesley Clinic in downtown Los Angeles, helping the homeless and underserved communities who might not otherwise receive cardiac care. Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026 But on that day, the 38-year-old who majored in philosophy in his university studies and his brother Volodymyr both volunteered for the front. ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for volunteered
Verb
  • While living in South Florida, Valdes even donated to the campaigns of Cuban-American politicians known for their strong positions against Cuba’s communist government.
    Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Meta also paid Kuna directly to add police and fire, and donated money to fund preschool and STEM education in the Kuna School District, according to the company.
    Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 4 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Rocket Lab was supposed to have a satellite on standby to go up and inspect True Anomaly’s spacecraft, ready to launch on short notice once military officials gave the order.
    Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 26 June 2026
  • Additionally, prosecutors allege Rincker gave Alvarez a 12-gauge pump action shotgun, Jamioles said.
    Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 23 June 2026
Verb
  • About a third of employers that make a contribution — 32% — contributed between $500 and $1,000 per worker to the accounts, while 29% paid $1,350 or more and 22% paid $500 or less, the PSCA found.
    Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Recent construction in Folsom has also contributed to the rise, said Molieri, who founded Snakeout, a removal service.
    Haley Parsley, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The case is nearly 30 years old, which has affected the kind of evidence presented in court.
    Jonathan Landrum Jr, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Following Abloh’s death in November 2021, Kamara was appointed as art and image director and presented his first show, Spring/Summer 2023, in Paris that year.
    Luke Leitch, Vogue, 31 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • According to a probable cause affidavit, the former campaign manager gave local police a black nylon glove that Ross is alleged to have provided in June.
    Ava Kelley, NBC news, 4 Sep. 2026
  • In an unintentionally Dickensian fashion, a recent batch of BLS reports provided some deeper context as to how the labor market is being reshaped.
    Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026

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“Volunteered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/volunteered. Accessed 7 Sep. 2026.

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