volunteering

verb

present participle of volunteer
as in donating
to make a present of trained tax consultants who volunteer their services at tax time

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Recent Examples of volunteering Other areas of concern are the library system's self-check-out kiosks, instances in which minor teenagers handle materials while working or volunteering at a branch, and platforms for loaning electronic materials, Adams said. — Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online, 28 Aug. 2026 One of them is volunteering at a native-plant-restoration project every week. — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2026 Benevity, which provides corporate giving and volunteering technology, surveyed 420 corporate impact professionals for its latest State of Corporate Purpose report. — Scott M. Curran, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026 Alongside Schlake, her sister, Maureen Hosty, is also volunteering as an immigration court watcher. — Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2026 Davis was much more somber, and his attorney, Wayne Higgins, is heard frequently admonishing his client for volunteering unnecessary information. — Taylor Romine, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026 There are also information sessions for people interested in volunteering. — Sarah Horbacewicz, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026 Miller is a 25-year-old voter who’s volunteering for the campaign of Daphne Campbell — a Democratic candidate for Florida House District 108 in Miami. — Joshua Ceballos, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2026 That’s Edwin Gomez, a former Vista employee and an aspiring projectionist now volunteering with the city’s next big revival effort. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 20 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for volunteering
  1. donating
  2. giving
  3. contributing
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  • Beyoncé Knowles Carter is donating $200,000 to support relief efforts for those impacted by the recent floods in Indiana through her BeyGood Foundation.
    — Caché McClay, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Olivia Rodrigo‘s Daisy Chain Fields is donating $10 million to its nonprofit partners, the superstar revealed Friday during a press conference ahead of Saturday’s inaugural festival.
    — Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of donating
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  • YouTube‘s Pedro Pina has doubled down on the case against giving prominence to British broadcasters on digital services.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Autonomous trucking provider Gatik raised $200 million in a Series D funding round, giving the company fresh capital to scale its driverless fleet and expand its middle-mile network as demand for autonomous freight gains momentum.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of giving
Verb
  • Last week, shifting winds brought up a tropical air mass from Mexico, making swaths of Southern California feel extra muggy in addition to the warm water temperatures contributing to the region’s muggy days, according to Kittell.
    — Paris Barraza, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Web Behrens is the contributing Go editor for Chicago magazine.
    — Web Behrens, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of contributing

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“Volunteering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/volunteering. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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