as in donates
to make a present of
trained tax consultants who volunteer their services at tax time
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Recent Examples of volunteers
Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 10 Aug. 2025
Erick Trevino, AZCentral.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Today, my wife volunteers at our tennis club, takes pottery and Dutch lessons, and plays sports.
—Alex Trias, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2025
In fact, Kira also volunteers as a therapy dog at nursing homes and at the University of West Florida.
—Jen Reeder, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Anne Howard, 38, a social worker who volunteers with the Wendt Center, empathizes.
—David Oliver, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025
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
Yeraldin also volunteers as a bilingual translator during Parent Nights, bridging communication between families and staff.
—Erick Trevino, AZCentral.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Today, my wife volunteers at our tennis club, takes pottery and Dutch lessons, and plays sports.
—Alex Trias, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2025
In fact, Kira also volunteers as a therapy dog at nursing homes and at the University of West Florida.
—Jen Reeder, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Anne Howard, 38, a social worker who volunteers with the Wendt Center, empathizes.
—David Oliver, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for volunteers
Verb
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An altruistic donation — also known as a non-directed living donation — is when someone donates an organ to a stranger, Weill Cornell Medicine explains.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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Carney has put the containers in her curbside recycling in the past, and now donates them to people or fund-raising organizations who can use the cash.—
Keith Matheny,
Freep.com,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Advertisement Back at the bookstore, the hilarity gives way to a confrontation that shakes Lee to his core.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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At least setting up for the party gives the crew something else to do besides dressing the women’s wounds and blow-drying their hair.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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This evolution presents a major opportunity for telcos.—
Astha Bhardwaj,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
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Halloween 5 presents more supernatural elements than previous Halloween films, with Jamie having a telepathic connection to her murderous uncle, and Michael being cursed and controlled by a cult to kill his family members.—
Jessica Sager,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Volunteers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/volunteers. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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