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as in contribution
a gift of money or its equivalent to a charity, humanitarian cause, or public institution
among the industrialist's philanthropies was a college scholarship fund for deserving students from the inner city
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as in charity
the giving of necessities and especially money to the needy
much dedicated to philanthropy, the industrialist maintains a surprisingly modest lifestyle
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as in generosity
the quality or state of being generous
a society dowager renowned for her philanthropy
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Recent Examples of philanthropy
However, Woods has never publicly endorsed a political candidate and continues to focus primarily on his golf career and philanthropy.
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Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
View Comments Musk has long feuded with Altman and has filed a number of legal complaints against both the company and Altman, claiming that the AI company and its leadership have misrepresented OpenAI as a philanthropy.
—David Goldman, CNN, 13 Feb. 2025
Traditional philanthropy often follows a one-time-gift model, wherein, a billionaire donates a million dollars, and the charity spends it on a worthy cause.
—Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2025
Whether philanthropy playing catches on more broadly or puts people off remains to be seen.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025
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Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
View Comments Musk has long feuded with Altman and has filed a number of legal complaints against both the company and Altman, claiming that the AI company and its leadership have misrepresented OpenAI as a philanthropy.
—David Goldman, CNN, 13 Feb. 2025
Traditional philanthropy often follows a one-time-gift model, wherein, a billionaire donates a million dollars, and the charity spends it on a worthy cause.
—Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2025
Whether philanthropy playing catches on more broadly or puts people off remains to be seen.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for philanthropy
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The subsidies are financed through the Energy Development Account referred to as CDE is supported by contributions from electricity distributors.—
Dianne Plummer,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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At a time of shrinking demand and high costs, rising protectionism globally, particularly in the US, will stifle our exports and damage over £400m worth of the steel sector's contribution to the UK's balance of trade.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
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The Golden Globe-winning actor announced in a video posted on YouTube that the charity Alice's Kids will cover the costs of prom tickets for hundreds of high school seniors in Altadena after a series of wildfires ravaged much of Los Angeles in January.—
Alana Wise,
NPR,
6 Mar. 2025
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The high-jewelry collection also maintains its connection to nature and origin through a partnership with Elephant Family, the wildlife conservation charity founded by Mark Shand in 2002.—
Shannon Adducci,
Robb Report,
6 Mar. 2025
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Inspired by the Bedouin tradition of generosity, which involves welcoming guests with food, drink, and open hospitality, Killa sought to evoke the feeling of being invited into a private home or aboard a luxurious yacht.—
Katharina Kotrba,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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But, the most remarkable outpouring of generosity has come from the workers themselves, engaging in collective action to assist their colleagues.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
1 Mar. 2025
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Neither MacKenzie Scott nor Elon Musk, both of whom announced donations large enough to land them on this list, provided enough information for the Chronicle to include them.—
David Campbell,
The Conversation,
4 Mar. 2025
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Kiwanis Club donations support La Jolla High and Muirlands Middle schools The Kiwanis Club of La Jolla Foundation donated a total of $40,000 to several organizations at its Feb. 28 meeting, and two La Jolla schools were among the beneficiaries.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Mar. 2025
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For both writers — and this is true for Renaissance humanism at large — there is no contemplative life without the active life — the two modes necessarily co-exist.—
Peter Rubin,
Longreads,
13 Nov. 2024
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Adams is the ideal vessel for that discovery: The character is more clueless about reality than her elders, and yet her idealism is rooted in a humanism that Streep’s reactionary matron lacks.—
Matthew Jacobs,
Vulture,
6 Dec. 2024
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The counterfeit bill contains the racial slur, an offensive caricature of a Black person and references to anti-Black stereotypes surrounding alcoholism and reliance on government welfare.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacramento Bee,
5 Mar. 2025
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This misallocation of resources results in productive inefficiency and a deadweight loss — a reduction in overall economic welfare that benefits neither producers nor consumers.—
Richard Menger MD MPA,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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“Philanthropy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/philanthropy. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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