donates

verb

present tense third-person singular of donate
as in volunteers
to make a present of we plan to donate all the profits from the rummage sale to charity

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Recent Examples of donates The company donates diapers and wipes, develops hospital hugger programs and partners with neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) nurses to design products. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026 One community effort already in place is Sprouts’ Food Rescue program, a program that donates unsellable, but edible, groceries to the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank. — Shi Bradley, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026 Pura Vida sells a Mental Health Awareness Fidget Ring featuring amethyst, celestine, green quartz and rose quartz, and donates 5% of the purchase price to Mental Health America. — Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 17 Aug. 2026 Through its Made-to-Share program, developed in partnership with Feeding America, each Sheetz store donates more than 200 pounds of product every month, equal to 240 meals for people in need. — Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 12 Aug. 2026 According to Steven, McBee donates its high‑protein snack sticks to local school programs, ensuring kids have access to real nutrition during and after school. — Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026 Jafri also regularly donates portions of art sales to charity. — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 3 Aug. 2026 Additional campaign finance records show that Campbell regularly donates to Republican politics nationally and in Texas. — Justin Williams, New York Times, 16 July 2026 Suarez, who donates his salary, has proposed eliminating the car and phone allowances, highlighting substantial increases in the mayor and commission budget in recent years. — Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for donates
  1. volunteers
  2. contributes
  3. gives
  4. provides
  5. presents
Verb
  • Caleb loves puzzles, building Lego models and animals, and regularly volunteers with an animal shelter and cat rescue to help socialize the animals.
    — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The idea began last year with Franky Everleigh of Everleigh Entertainment, who volunteers for RCS.
    — Eva Remijan-Toba, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of volunteers
Verb
  • This contributes to a total of 180 stores across the country that the German grocer plans on opening this year.
    — Dina Kaur, AZCentral.com, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Nigeria, which contributes the most to MTN’s subscriber base and revenues, is a particularly competitive arena, with more than 400 licensed digital money lenders.
    — Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of contributes
Verb
  • The delicate shape still nods to classic ballet flats, but the slight heel gives everything a little more polish, making the pairing feel less Sunday lunch with your nan and more Copenhagen Fashion Week.
    — Georgia Brown, Glamour, 29 Aug. 2026
  • The deal gives the United States 55% effective output of the new private company, including an ownership stake and rights to buy oil at cost.
    — Collin Binkley, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of gives
Verb
  • Going into the summer, recruiting a left-back was on the agenda, though Newcastle feel Dedic and Livramento’s ability to play down both flanks provides enough cover.
    — George Caulkin, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Sea Hunter shows engine record The Navy’s growing autonomous fleet provides a direct use case for the certified technology.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of provides
Verb
  • Shalini Adnani’s poignant coming-of-age drama Our Share of Sand presents a unique perspective on India’s gaping class inequality, child labor and the deep corruption underpinning a family’s economic status.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026
  • For this reason, Triola’s belief that a machine’s aggregation acumen presents chefs with an innovative tool for designing recipes strikes me as misguided.
    — Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of presents

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“Donates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/donates. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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