as in to donate
to make a present of
trained tax consultants who volunteer their services at tax time
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as in voluntary
done, made, or given with one's own free will
volunteer work at the hospital
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Recent Examples of volunteer
Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 20 Mar. 2025
The gleaning crews needs more volunteers age 55 and older.
—Encinitas Advocate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025
Alex Gurley, People.com, 19 Mar. 2025
These candidates’ local community involvement is primarily limited to volunteering for partisan political organizations.
—Naperville Sun, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
Dylan Slagle, Baltimore Sun, 23 June 2022
Glauner noted that Fire Station 1, at 4383 Center Road, was built in 1960 with additional bays installed in the 1970s, at a time when the department was all-volunteer.
—Brian Lisik, cleveland, 15 Feb. 2022
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Noun
There are various screening spaces at the University of Colorado Boulder, whose own robust film program, which offers training in cinema studies and filmmaking, could provide an ample student volunteer body as well as other partnership opportunities.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 20 Mar. 2025
The gleaning crews needs more volunteers age 55 and older.
—Encinitas Advocate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025
Verb
In the wake of the storm, 182,000 people volunteered in the town and on average, five homes were rebuilt every week.
—Alex Gurley, People.com, 19 Mar. 2025
These candidates’ local community involvement is primarily limited to volunteering for partisan political organizations.
—Naperville Sun, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
Adjective
The fire company is the only one in Carroll County that is completely volunteer run, with no career fire personnel.
—Dylan Slagle, Baltimore Sun, 23 June 2022
Glauner noted that Fire Station 1, at 4383 Center Road, was built in 1960 with additional bays installed in the 1970s, at a time when the department was all-volunteer.
—Brian Lisik, cleveland, 15 Feb. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for volunteer
Verb
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As Investopedia notes, a person with a $30,000 income isn’t likely to donate $15,000 to charity.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
27 Mar. 2025
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In May 2019, Bell asked her followers to donate to the Old Friends Senior Dog Sanctuary in Mount Juliet, Tenn in honor of her birthday.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
26 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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While there has even been some talk of a military invasion, there are other ways America could gain control of the Arctic territory, such as free association, which is the ability to maintain self-government along with a voluntary and mutual partnership with a sovereign state.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Mar. 2025
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The voluntary program allows people who have two years or less of their sentence remaining to serve the rest of their time in a center that offers help with reentering the community.—
Alene Tchekmedyian,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Mar. 2025
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Delegating is about giving your employees a time to learn, to grow, to shine and to expand while also helping to lighten your load and achieve organizational goals.—
Terina Allen,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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Both the city’s ad hoc committee on the 2028 Olympic Games and the full council gave its approval this week to several venue changes, including shifting equestrian events from the Valley to Temecula.—
Dakota Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Growing up in a digital-first world, many younger people appear to be desensitized to data collection and are more willing to share personal information online.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
23 Mar. 2025
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Step two is to attract at least 40,000 members willing to pay £5 a month.—
Matt Slater,
The Athletic,
23 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Too often, even luxury hotels contribute to that feeling—offering flashy opulence but leaving little room for true rest, connection, or meaning.—
Stephan Rabimov,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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Her comments, along with criticisms of the original film, contributed to the controversy.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Volunteer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/volunteer. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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