as in voluntary
done, made, or given with one's own free will
our office staff made a freewill offering for UNESCO
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as in choice
the act or power of making one's own choices or decisions
all of the workers at the homeless shelter are unpaid and are there of their own free will
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Recent Examples of freewill
Linda McIntosh, sandiegouniontribune.com, 30 Apr. 2018
There is no charge for this concert; freewill donations for musicians are encouraged.
—Linda McIntosh, sandiegouniontribune.com, 9 Apr. 2018
Merve Emre, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
This proved to be the perfect entryway for sweaters with difficult-to-obtain, high-quality cashmere threads (for colors, think sea moss, camel, or pebble grey) but nonetheless restrained the clothing item’s creative free will.
—Stacia Datskovska, WWD, 15 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
Admission for the event sponsored by the Friends of the Rancho Bernardo Library is free; freewill donations will be accepted for musicians.
—Linda McIntosh, sandiegouniontribune.com, 30 Apr. 2018
There is no charge for this concert; freewill donations for musicians are encouraged.
—Linda McIntosh, sandiegouniontribune.com, 9 Apr. 2018
Noun
Seduction brings the poem’s central predicament—how to reconcile free will and divine decree—down from Heaven to Earth.
—Merve Emre, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
This proved to be the perfect entryway for sweaters with difficult-to-obtain, high-quality cashmere threads (for colors, think sea moss, camel, or pebble grey) but nonetheless restrained the clothing item’s creative free will.
—Stacia Datskovska, WWD, 15 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for freewill
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Northwest Naturals issued a voluntary recall after a cat died of bird flu.CBS News, CBS News, 1 Jan. 2025
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Braga Fresh has issued a voluntary recall for 12-ounce bags of Marketside Broccoli Florets sold at Walmart stores in 20 states across the country.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 1 Jan. 2025
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This minimalist wooden box-stop stand from Springbok is sturdy and a great choice.Fox News, Fox News, 2 Jan. 2025
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If protection against the scent of sweat is sufficient, a deodorant is a good choice.Katharina Fuchs, Vogue, 2 Jan. 2025
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Within the past couple of years, the group has become a part of Arrowhead Kingdom, an all-volunteer national network of Chiefs fan groups.Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2023
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That’s noteworthy for a show based at a high-school auditorium in Litchfield and run by a staff that is almost entirely volunteer, including the show’s star and its producer.Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant, 18 Aug. 2022
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Each of the five series listed here is also centered on the remarkable will to succeed and survive impossible odds.Dana Feldman, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
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If there is genuine political will in the new Trump administration to attain a sustainable peace in Ukraine, Washington can selectively apply the carrots and sticks of global trade to maximize pressure on U.S. allies and strategic foes to do more to curtail Russia.Alina Polyakova, Foreign Affairs, 31 Dec. 2024
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Good journalism offers a way through, but only if readers are willing to follow: trust and naïveté can feel uncomfortably close.Fergus McIntosh, The New Yorker, 11 Jan. 2025
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Iranian clerics who were willing to work with the Shah were undermined.Letters to the Editor, Orlando Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2025
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