volunteers 1 of 2

plural of volunteer

volunteers

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of volunteer

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of volunteers
Noun
Today, GroceryLand, with the help of some 30 volunteers, serves a few hundred regular clients, volunteer Maria Mavraganes said. — Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 10 Aug. 2025
Verb
Matt Hepp, an engineer and a climber who volunteers with Ouray Mountain Rescue, created a reference map that notes mile markers and some of the most notorious sections. — Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026 Nadolski and Brosnan are helped by Collections Committee member Steven Wright, curator for the Joliet Area Historical Museum, who also volunteers for the society. — Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026 Simon and Diana Ledet, who volunteers during free skate, practice some moves on the pole before grabbing hands and skating off together, talking and laughing. — Debbie Elliott, NPR, 20 Sep. 2026 To minimize conflict concerns, Mare offhandedly volunteers to temporarily work at the Cincinnati Chronicle, the Teller’s sister paper, while some of its staff members are on maternity leave. — Senior Television, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026 Caleb loves puzzles, building Lego models and animals, and regularly volunteers with an animal shelter and cat rescue to help socialize the animals. — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 31 Aug. 2026 The mother of two also volunteers for the Sunflower Society of Sacramento, a community organization that serves those affected by the invasion of Ukraine. — Alula Alderson, Sacbee.com, 30 Aug. 2026 Rick, who volunteers at the same shelter, was equally disturbed by what happened. — Ricky Sayer, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026 Renna stars as an idealistic father who volunteers to coach his kid’s team, only to find that the real challenge isn’t the 10-year-olds, but the adults surrounding them. — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 28 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for volunteers
Verb
  • The metal floor donates electrons while the membrane pulls oxygen and moisture from the surrounding air to complete the circuit.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The Me+Em x The Booker Prizes reading lists will be available to buy from BookKind, an online bookshop that donates 10 percent of every order value to its charity partners, which include the Booker Prize Foundation.
    — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • SpaceX gives investors more reasons to buy into the bull case SpaceX gave investors plenty to be excited about last week.
    — Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2026
  • This agreement gives our producers a direct working relationship with the Korean industry.
    — Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Text presents a harder engineering problem because people can rewrite words without changing the underlying meaning.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Dale Obrochta, of Orland Hills, presents a program recently at the Palos Heights Public Library.
    — Jim Dudlicek, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026

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“Volunteers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/volunteers. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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