as in donor
one that helps another with gifts or money
the opera company no longer has an array of moneyed Maecenases to which it can turn for financial support
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Noun
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And too much emphasis on giving at high levels -- and growing demands on fundraising -- may contribute to some boards being entirely, or primarily, populated with donors who have little expertise – or time – to effectively govern the institution.—
Timothy J. McClimon,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025 -
GoFundMe's terms of service state that organizers must not mislead donors.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
5 Mar. 2025
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But after signing his present and future lives away, this holy fool is at the mercy of his benefactors.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
6 Mar. 2025
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In her review of The Brutalist, Los Angeles Times critic Amy Nicholson cleverly pointed out how Michelangelo ran up against his benefactors in much the same way as the film's László.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
5 Mar. 2025
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While Paytas’ Big Broadway Dream quickly sold out the St. James Theatre, donations of $5 to $25 to the Fund enters donators will be entered for a chance to win a front row pair of tickets.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
23 Jan. 2025
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The new group is actively looking for volunteers, members and donators, SAMENA Collective Membership Chairman Wali Qazizada said.—
Annika Bahnsen,
Orange County Register,
19 July 2024
Noun
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Among them: Did Wood continue to fire his weapon after shooting Castellanos, striking one of the bar patrons?—
Charles Rabin and,
Miami Herald,
6 Mar. 2025
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But according to countless home bakers and thousands of patrons of the Barefoot Contessa store in the Hamptons, the search can stop at Ina Garten’s Outrageous Brownies.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 Mar. 2025
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“Maecenas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Maecenas. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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