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as in to volunteer
to make a present of
contributes money to a variety of worthy causes
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Recent Examples of contribute
Researchers also note that individual distress contributes to marital strain.
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Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
Those of us who pay property taxes know that residents contribute a fair amount to their local library districts.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
However, the natural world — wildfires, volcanic activity and even plant respiration — contributes far more CO2 to the atmosphere.
—Ryan Nawrocki, Baltimore Sun, 13 Apr. 2025
Reporting by the Associated Press contributed to this story.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 2025
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Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
Those of us who pay property taxes know that residents contribute a fair amount to their local library districts.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
However, the natural world — wildfires, volcanic activity and even plant respiration — contributes far more CO2 to the atmosphere.
—Ryan Nawrocki, Baltimore Sun, 13 Apr. 2025
Reporting by the Associated Press contributed to this story.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for contribute
Verb
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For two decades after graduating from Harvard, Samuel Graham-Felsen never donated to his alma mater.—
Vimal Patel,
New York Times,
18 Apr. 2025
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These 14 centers include some that maintain banks of brains that were donated to science by people who suffered from dementia upon their death.—
Allison Parshall,
Scientific American,
18 Apr. 2025
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She’s continued to take classes for more than 10 years now and also volunteers for the institute.—
Jeanne Rawdin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Apr. 2025
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Drone to Home, based in the U.K, has hundreds of drone operators and Wellbeing Walkers who volunteer their time to search for missing animals.—
David Faris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Apr. 2025
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Despite that, a growing number of companies do so voluntarily because the information gives them a leg up in the business world.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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In 2017 Francis gave a copy of his 2015 climate encyclical to President Trump, who visited him at the Vatican during his first term.—
Jeff Brady,
NPR,
21 Apr. 2025
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Dutch florists provided tens of thousands of flowers in an intricate, colorful layout − a tradition in its 39th year.—
John Bacon,
USA Today,
21 Apr. 2025
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While the amount of unused leave becomes public when an employee is paid out after leaving state service, the controller’s office would not provide the number of vacation days on the books for current employees, saying the information was confidential.—
Melody Gutierrez,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2025
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Besides properties of historic interest, the Charlotte History Museum is presenting a few other awards, as well.—
Heidi Finley,
Charlotte Observer,
18 Apr. 2025
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Her dancers were all gay, and this enabled her, as a pop star, to present herself in a new kind of pas de deux with masculinity.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Contribute.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contribute. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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