as in donating
to make a present of
trained tax consultants who volunteer their services at tax time
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Recent Examples of volunteering
Carlstrom has been volunteering for the San Diego Natural History Museum for 22 years in other ways, too.
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Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Oct. 2025
Today, Ruttenberg lives in Tel Aviv and runs a thriving organization that has a community of 45,000 people interested in volunteering opportunities in Israel.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
The drama reached its apex when Britney Haynes shockingly solved the maze in three minutes and thirty seconds and then chose Danielle Reyes to go next, even though Taylor Hale was volunteering.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Oct. 2025
Hendershott started volunteering with the DNA Doe Project in 2019.
—Kyani Reid, NBC news, 5 Oct. 2025
Tanner and her team are not alone—the community has rallied their support to rebuild their beloved community gardens with hundreds of people volunteering their time to help.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 2 Oct. 2025
With a passion to help people, Klie now wants to spend more time volunteering to help the homeless in Columbia.
—Charlotte Observer, 2 Oct. 2025
There are many ways to make a difference, like donating blood or platelets, volunteering your time, or showing up for a friend.
—Maureen Carrig, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025
The sale of cookies started as a grassroots effort in 1917 when the cookies, usually simple sugar cookies, were originally home-baked by troop members with moms volunteering as advisers.
—Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 30 Sep. 2025
Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Oct. 2025
Today, Ruttenberg lives in Tel Aviv and runs a thriving organization that has a community of 45,000 people interested in volunteering opportunities in Israel.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
The drama reached its apex when Britney Haynes shockingly solved the maze in three minutes and thirty seconds and then chose Danielle Reyes to go next, even though Taylor Hale was volunteering.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Oct. 2025
Hendershott started volunteering with the DNA Doe Project in 2019.
—Kyani Reid, NBC news, 5 Oct. 2025
Tanner and her team are not alone—the community has rallied their support to rebuild their beloved community gardens with hundreds of people volunteering their time to help.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 2 Oct. 2025
With a passion to help people, Klie now wants to spend more time volunteering to help the homeless in Columbia.
—Charlotte Observer, 2 Oct. 2025
There are many ways to make a difference, like donating blood or platelets, volunteering your time, or showing up for a friend.
—Maureen Carrig, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025
The sale of cookies started as a grassroots effort in 1917 when the cookies, usually simple sugar cookies, were originally home-baked by troop members with moms volunteering as advisers.
—Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 30 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for volunteering
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Her fans started donating $13 — Swift’s favorite number — to the Monterey Bay Aquarium to show their appreciation for the singer.—
Renan Botelho,
Footwear News,
16 Oct. 2025
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Bobbie for Change is donating $75,000 to partner organizations working hard for these changes, including Paid Leave for All, BirthFUND, and 4Kira4Moms.—
Sarah Scott,
Parents,
15 Oct. 2025
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The three-bedroom model is currently priced lower than the two-bedroom version on Amazon—essentially giving you an extra room for free.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Oct. 2025
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Thanks for giving this beautiful baby a home!—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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These are the microbes that convert sugar into alcohol or acid contributing to the final taste.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
18 Oct. 2025
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According to the study, Igatuia Cavernicola likely plays an important role in its cave ecosystem by eating decomposing organic matter, thereby cycling nutrients and contributing to the habitat’s overall health and function.—
Lauren Liebhaber,
Miami Herald,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Volunteering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/volunteering. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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