donate/give blood
idiom
: to have blood taken out of one's body so that it can be put into the body of a person who needs it
She donates/gives blood twice a year.
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People with questions concerning eligibility to donate blood should call 630-723-2589, officials said.
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Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
Those wanting to give blood should check www.bloodassurance.org, for updates on closures and delays.
—Frank Gluck, The Tennessean, 22 Dec. 2024
Clockwise from upper left: Nomads from the Peul tribe give blood samples to be tested for sleeping sickness.
—Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 30 Dec. 2024
And young donors are the key because fewer and fewer under the age of 25 have been volunteering to give blood.
—Scott Thompson, Fox News, 26 Sep. 2024
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Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
Those wanting to give blood should check www.bloodassurance.org, for updates on closures and delays.
—Frank Gluck, The Tennessean, 22 Dec. 2024
Clockwise from upper left: Nomads from the Peul tribe give blood samples to be tested for sleeping sickness.
—Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 30 Dec. 2024
And young donors are the key because fewer and fewer under the age of 25 have been volunteering to give blood.
—Scott Thompson, Fox News, 26 Sep. 2024
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“Donate/give blood.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/donate%2Fgive%20blood. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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