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
Paul Eisenberg, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2025
Steele conceded only one nurse has been on site, while a volunteer health outreach provider called Free Standing Communities is offering some form of assistance.
—Adam Crafton, The Athletic, 8 Feb. 2025
Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 5 Feb. 2025
The team is made up of about 2,000 employees who volunteer from across the company, according to the airline.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 4 Feb. 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
The encounter illustrates one of the elements that makes her work, mostly done on a volunteer basis, worthwhile.
—Paul Eisenberg, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2025
Steele conceded only one nurse has been on site, while a volunteer health outreach provider called Free Standing Communities is offering some form of assistance.
—Adam Crafton, The Athletic, 8 Feb. 2025
Verb
Skaters from there and other area skating clubs volunteered as sweepers and award presenters at the U.S. Championships in Wichita.
—Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 5 Feb. 2025
The team is made up of about 2,000 employees who volunteer from across the company, according to the airline.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 4 Feb. 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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These include a 100% tax deduction on funds donated overseas if certain conditions are met, according to the Monetary Authority of Singapore.—
Kevin Lim,
CNBC,
7 Feb. 2025
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The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community helped Santa’s elves during the recent holiday season in collecting nearly 1,700 toys and bikes that were then donated to local organizations for distribution to families in need in the Twin Cities metro area.—
Jacqueline Devine,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Participation in the club is voluntary, and students do not receive grades or academic credit for participation, according to the lawsuit.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Feb. 2025
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Since the instruction is voluntary, and since the facility is provided and maintained by taxpayers, an inmate should have the freedom to seek religious counsel on prison grounds.—
Dan Miller,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Cuomo's high name recognition gives him an early advantage, but the race is fluid with six months to go.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
8 Feb. 2025
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In June 1951, the nurses gave their trial patients the first dose of isoniazid.—
Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi,
Discover Magazine,
8 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Maybe there’s a scenario where a team is willing to take on his bat (and his contract) for pennies on the dollar?—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
16 Feb. 2025
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Go All Black For those willing to make a bold statement, Ungaro recommends changing the color palette entirely.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
16 Feb. 2025
Verb
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CEOs seeking government contracts, tariff waivers, or favorable antitrust rulings stop contributing to Democratic candidates, funding civil rights or democracy initiatives, and investing in independent media.—
STEVEN LEVITSKY,
Foreign Affairs,
11 Feb. 2025
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These models contributed to wishful thinking that labor markets would adjust pretty easily to the trade shocks and that the workers harmed by trade would easily move to new sectors or places as the economy grew and changed.—
Greg Rosalsky,
NPR,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Volunteer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/volunteer. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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