as in benefactor
a wealthy person who gives money and time to help make life better for other people
a philanthropist known to generously donate to those organizations that help the poor
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Recent Examples of philanthropist
Bill Gates Isn’t Like Those Other Tech Billionaires: The Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist is taking a break from the future to examine his past — and mulling where the billionaires now fit in.
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Peter S. Goodman, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2025
Yet To See 'Emilia Pérez' In Dreams, Chastain stars as wealthy San Francisco socialist and philanthropist Jennifer.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 15 Feb. 2025
Chase Ergen—an entrepreneur, investor, and philanthropist—is executive director of Make America Wealthy Again, a pro-DeFi Super PAC undergoing registration.
—Chase Ergen, Fortune, 13 Feb. 2025
Six photographers are in the running for a new photography award that has been introduced by Annie Leibovitz in collaboration with philanthropist and photographer Lisa Saltzman.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 4 Feb. 2025
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Peter S. Goodman, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2025
Yet To See 'Emilia Pérez' In Dreams, Chastain stars as wealthy San Francisco socialist and philanthropist Jennifer.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 15 Feb. 2025
Chase Ergen—an entrepreneur, investor, and philanthropist—is executive director of Make America Wealthy Again, a pro-DeFi Super PAC undergoing registration.
—Chase Ergen, Fortune, 13 Feb. 2025
Six photographers are in the running for a new photography award that has been introduced by Annie Leibovitz in collaboration with philanthropist and photographer Lisa Saltzman.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 4 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for philanthropist
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Adams was accused of taking thousands of dollars worth of benefits starting in around 2014, including first-class flights and hotel stays all over the world, from foreign benefactors with ties to the Turkish government who sought to one day cash in on their relationship.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
11 Feb. 2025
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Being the sole benefactor of her late parents’ assets meant having some financial resources to begin this work, which involved hiring archivists and working 40 hours a week over 3 years to document inventory and create a digital archive.—
Maddie Klett,
ARTnews.com,
14 Jan. 2025
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Many sperm banks now provide clients with information on donors’ handedness.—
Megan Marshall,
The New Yorker,
8 Feb. 2025
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Yet despite not being able to receive organs, undocumented individuals account for approximately 3.3% of the deceased organ donor pool.—
Christine Lopez,
Baltimore Sun,
8 Feb. 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
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“Philanthropist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/philanthropist. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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