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
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 idea began last year with Franky Everleigh of Everleigh Entertainment, who volunteers for RCS. Eva Remijan-Toba, Chicago Tribune, 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 Today, volunteers livestream on their YouTube channel whenever Nashville or surrounding counties face severe weather. ABC News, 7 July 2026 And the person who feels heard is the one who volunteers the information, makes the concession, and wants to do the deal. Kwame Christian Esq, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026 Tim Stoll, 62, who volunteers at Brownsville’s Picture Museum each Friday, only moved here five years ago. Simon Hughes, New York Times, 23 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for volunteers
Verb
  • The company donates diapers and wipes, develops hospital hugger programs and partners with neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) nurses to design products.
    BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
  • One community effort already in place is Sprouts’ Food Rescue program, a program that donates unsellable, but edible, groceries to the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank.
    Shi Bradley, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The delicate shape still nods to classic ballet flats, but the slight heel gives everything a little more polish, making the pairing feel less Sunday lunch with your nan and more Copenhagen Fashion Week.
    Georgia Brown, Glamour, 29 Aug. 2026
  • The deal gives the United States 55% effective output of the new private company, including an ownership stake and rights to buy oil at cost.
    Collin Binkley, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Shalini Adnani’s poignant coming-of-age drama Our Share of Sand presents a unique perspective on India’s gaping class inequality, child labor and the deep corruption underpinning a family’s economic status.
    Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026
  • For this reason, Triola’s belief that a machine’s aggregation acumen presents chefs with an innovative tool for designing recipes strikes me as misguided.
    Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2026

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“Volunteers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/volunteers. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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