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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To donate to their aid efforts or to find out more information on how to donate blood, see here.
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Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2025
In partnership with the American Red Cross, the church is urging community members to donate blood for patients in local hospitals.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Feb. 2025
Opportunity to give blood A blood drive, sponsored by the Deacons at Canyon Hills Presbyterian Church, is scheduled from 1 to 7 on Feb. 17 in the church Fellowship Hall.
—Sharon Hlapcich, Orange County Register, 6 Feb. 2025
This shortage is caused by the fact that too few people give blood.
—Nicola Twilley, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
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Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2025
In partnership with the American Red Cross, the church is urging community members to donate blood for patients in local hospitals.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Feb. 2025
Opportunity to give blood A blood drive, sponsored by the Deacons at Canyon Hills Presbyterian Church, is scheduled from 1 to 7 on Feb. 17 in the church Fellowship Hall.
—Sharon Hlapcich, Orange County Register, 6 Feb. 2025
This shortage is caused by the fact that too few people give blood.
—Nicola Twilley, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
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“Donate/give blood.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/donate%2Fgive%20blood. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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