altruists

Definition of altruistsnext
plural of altruist

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Noun
  • And, this year, the tie meant that one of the Two People Sharing Saliva speech-givers got to shade Timothée Chalamet.
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Two-thirds of givers admit to procrastinating family wealth-transfer conversations, according to a national RBC Wealth Management survey.
    Medora Lee, USA Today, 8 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The White House has released a list of 37 donors that includes companies like Amazon, Apple, Caterpillar, Coinbase, Google, Comcast, HP, Lockheed Martin, Meta, Microsoft, T-Mobile and Union Pacific Railroad, it but hasn't specified the amount contributed.
    Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Thirteen people die each day waiting for an organ transplant, and the need for more donors is highlighted during National Donate Life Month, which begins Wednesday.
    Stephanie Stahl, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The gifts have come from individual donors and corporate benefactors such as JBL, which has provided speakers and equipment, as well as guitar makers Fender and Gibson, among others.
    Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Additionally, these revenue-sharing numbers don’t include third-party NIL payments, which can provide a significant advantage to schools with a large alumni base — or with wealthy benefactors, which has been the case at Oregon (Phil Knight) and Indiana (Mark Cuban), for instance.
    Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 27 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The organization has gotten a little assistance along the way from a pair of philanthropists.
    Matthew Geiger, Denver Post, 21 Mar. 2026
  • The philanthropists, business leaders, and representatives of international foundations who had gathered showed up in force.
    Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 17 Mar. 2026
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“Altruists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/altruists. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.

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