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as in contribution
a gift of money or its equivalent to a charity, humanitarian cause, or public institution
a generous donation to the orphanage from an anonymous benefactor
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as in gift
something given to someone without expectation of a return
a chocolate cake was my donation to the office party
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Recent Examples of donation
Trump was accused of being Musk's puppet following Musk's multimillion-dollar donations to the Trump campaign.
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Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
Council President Joe LaCava said donations like this are crucial in a city like San Diego, where there are relatively few large corporations.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Mar. 2025
Threat level: Burley told staff Wednesday that SOUL will likely run out of money in about two weeks unless there are donations.
—Carlie Kollath Wells, Axios, 13 Mar. 2025
Neither MacKenzie Scott nor Elon Musk, both of whom announced donations large enough to land them on this list, provided enough information for the Chronicle to include them.
—David Campbell, The Conversation, 4 Mar. 2025
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Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
Council President Joe LaCava said donations like this are crucial in a city like San Diego, where there are relatively few large corporations.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Mar. 2025
Threat level: Burley told staff Wednesday that SOUL will likely run out of money in about two weeks unless there are donations.
—Carlie Kollath Wells, Axios, 13 Mar. 2025
Neither MacKenzie Scott nor Elon Musk, both of whom announced donations large enough to land them on this list, provided enough information for the Chronicle to include them.
—David Campbell, The Conversation, 4 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for donation
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The album features musical contributions from Meg Duffy (Hand Habits), Julia Laws (Ronboy), Kyle Resnick (The National, Beirut), Garret Lang, Sterling Laws, Booker T Jones, Harrison Whitford, Mike Brewer, and The Walkmen’s Walter Martin and Paul Maroon.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
11 Mar. 2025
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Do your social contributions line up with your goals and aspirations, Taurus?—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
11 Mar. 2025
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Celebrated annually during the National Cherry Blossom Festival—which honors the gift of 3,000 cherry trees from Tokyo's Mayor Yukio Ozaki to DC in 1912—these stunning blossoms cloak the city’s iconic landmarks in soft pastel pink and white hues.—
Taryn White,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Mar. 2025
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But those hugs can be an invaluable gift that helps kids feel more secure.—
Vicky Hallett,
NPR,
10 Mar. 2025
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Telemundo for years has held an event for advertisers on the first night of Upfront Week, a five-day whirlwind of presentations by U.S. TV companies to Madison Avenue.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
17 Mar. 2025
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This was the basis for a presentation at the Keyfactor Tech Days conference in Miami, where research first published in 2019 was used to demonstrate just how serious these factorization flaws remain.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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Their mighty rotation is under some duress at present, as top starter George Kirby is questionable for the start of the season with shoulder inflammation.—
Tony Blengino,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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At present, information regarding the extent of land burned and the size of the crew conducting the prescribed fire is unavailable.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacramento Bee,
11 Mar. 2025
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“Donation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/donation. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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