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
Sarah Horbacewicz, CBS News, 31 Dec. 2025
The Sparta team regularly volunteers together at local food banks, assisted living facilities and thrift stores.
—Mary Ramsey
updated December 26, Charlotte Observer, 26 Dec. 2025
Cesar retired from nursing in 2019 but still regularly volunteers.
—Addie Costello, jsonline.com, 12 Dec. 2025
Each migration season, volunteers fan out across California’s coast from October to January to tally butterflies.
—Olivia Maule, Mercury News, 6 Dec. 2025
Like Muhammad, Balderama still volunteers for violence reduction work.
—Hector Amezcua, Sacbee.com, 4 Dec. 2025
Thompson often volunteers with organizations working to cure ALS.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 2 Dec. 2025
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
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
Renee Lund volunteers with Mothers Against Drunk Driving and joined the effort after her son Tanner was killed by a drunk driver in 2022.
—Sarah Horbacewicz, CBS News, 31 Dec. 2025
The Sparta team regularly volunteers together at local food banks, assisted living facilities and thrift stores.
—Mary Ramsey
updated December 26, Charlotte Observer, 26 Dec. 2025
Cesar retired from nursing in 2019 but still regularly volunteers.
—Addie Costello, jsonline.com, 12 Dec. 2025
Each migration season, volunteers fan out across California’s coast from October to January to tally butterflies.
—Olivia Maule, Mercury News, 6 Dec. 2025
Like Muhammad, Balderama still volunteers for violence reduction work.
—Hector Amezcua, Sacbee.com, 4 Dec. 2025
Thompson often volunteers with organizations working to cure ALS.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 2 Dec. 2025
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for volunteers
Verb
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Rita also received a donation from Constellation, a company associated with nuclear power, an issue gaining traction in the state, and the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge, which donates to both democratic and republican candidates.—
Addison Wright,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Jan. 2026
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One of its initiatives, called Project Pick, collects extra fruit from local fruit trees and donates it to the food bank.—
Bay Area News Group,
Mercury News,
6 Jan. 2026
Verb
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That gives the car a one-to-one power-to-weight ratio, a figure usually reserved for modern hypercars.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Jan. 2026
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Using music for change, a pair of winners gives children a voice through songwriting.—
Sharon Chin,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The Mediterranean in the tenth to seventh century BCE often gets explained by scholars using modern terminology like sea commerce, cabotage or maritime trade, and this presents a false picture of a world that is structured by rules and organized interstate bodies and national governments.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Jan. 2026
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Building a cadre of qualified AI auditors presents its own difficulties.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
15 Jan. 2026
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“Volunteers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/volunteers. Accessed 21 Jan. 2026.
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