volunteering

present participle of volunteer

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of volunteering As companies lack clear personal branding policies, Taylor believes employees like her are proactively shaping future corporate guidelines, volunteering to lead this evolving professional frontier. Jasmine Browley, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026 Birch was volunteering in the hospice program at Osborn Correctional Institution, which had replaced Somers. Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2026 One of her most vivid memories came not while volunteering, but the morning after the Centennial Olympic Park bombing. Andrea Clement, AJC.com, 17 July 2026 Alex Boyd began volunteering on the the Trevor Project’s independent suicide hotline in 2019. Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 17 July 2026 Davidson also volunteers as a cantor at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, enjoys volunteering locally and fundraising for Kantorei KC and has volunteered for Congresswoman Sharice Davids’ campaign. Sofi Zeman july 14, Kansas City Star, 14 July 2026 Concerns arose in late 2016, when two warehouse workers, who reported to Ng, began volunteering for overtime in a way managers found unusual. Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 14 July 2026 The club’s twice-a-month meetings are a labor of love — just one more thing to add on top of studying for Mandarin and psychology exams, prepping for the SAT, and volunteering with local churches and nonprofits. Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 13 July 2026 The Ahos adopted Skye a decade ago while volunteering with Retrieve a Golden of the Midwest, a nonprofit that rescues golden retrievers. Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 12 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for volunteering
Verb
  • The Guardians’ Team Store is donating all of the proceeds from sales during Monday’s game to the Venezuelan Red Cross.
    Chuck Murr, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • Larson’s campaign has pointed out that funders like Mandel are donating to multiple groups that support Bronin, and that network of groups like The Bench, Majority Democrats and VoteVets share some similar consultants and donate to one another.
    Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 17 July 2026
Verb
  • Much of the early literature framed the debate as a choice between state and private ownership, giving less attention to the broad range of ownership and governance arrangements that lie between those two extremes.
    James Broughel, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • This deep price drop completely sweeps away the financial barrier typically attached to high-power smart floor robots, giving busy families, pet owners, and apartment dwellers an easy way to maintain pristine floors.
    Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 22 July 2026
Verb
  • The system is still expanding, but new units are contributing more of the overall growth as comparable sales moderate.
    Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • Ukrainian attacks on Russian refineries had doubled since the beginning of 2026, Reuters reported, contributing to refinery shutdowns and reduced production of gasoline, diesel and jet fuel.
    Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2026

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“Volunteering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/volunteering. Accessed 23 Jul. 2026.

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