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as in donated
to make a donation as part of a group effort
would you like to contribute to the Thanksgiving fund for needy families?
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as in volunteered
to make a present of
contributes money to a variety of worthy causes
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Recent Examples of contributed
The Star’s Eric Adler, Eleanor Nash and Ben Wheeler contributed to this report.
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Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 21 Mar. 2026
Information for this article was contributed by Mike Sisak and Astrid Suárez of The Associated Press.
—Arkansas Online, 21 Mar. 2026
Joe Walsh and Margaret Brennan contributed to this report.
—Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2026
But October 7th also contributed to this by raising the bar of what level of violence is considered acceptable in the West Bank.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2026
Do-it-all Dillon Mitchell contributed 13 points, six rebounds, five assists and two steals in 36 minutes.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 14 Mar. 2026
Times staff writer Grace Toohey contributed to this report.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2026
Still contributed six points in five games despite difficult assignments.
—Scott Wheeler, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
Fox News Digital's Audrey Conklin, Garrett Tenney and Ashley Papa contributed to this report.
—Greg Wehner, Fox News, 6 Jan. 2025
Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 21 Mar. 2026
Information for this article was contributed by Mike Sisak and Astrid Suárez of The Associated Press.
—Arkansas Online, 21 Mar. 2026
Joe Walsh and Margaret Brennan contributed to this report.
—Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2026
But October 7th also contributed to this by raising the bar of what level of violence is considered acceptable in the West Bank.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2026
Do-it-all Dillon Mitchell contributed 13 points, six rebounds, five assists and two steals in 36 minutes.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 14 Mar. 2026
Times staff writer Grace Toohey contributed to this report.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2026
Still contributed six points in five games despite difficult assignments.
—Scott Wheeler, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
Fox News Digital's Audrey Conklin, Garrett Tenney and Ashley Papa contributed to this report.
—Greg Wehner, Fox News, 6 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for contributed
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The benefit to donors, in addition to the distribution helping to satisfy RMDs, is that the amount donated is excluded from their taxable income.—
Sarah Agostino,
CNBC,
24 Mar. 2026
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Uber Technologies donated to three competing candidates in California’s 2026 gubernatorial race, two Democrats and one Republican, a rare move showing the company’s effort to hedge political influence in its home state.—
Claire Carter,
The Washington Examiner,
24 Mar. 2026
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Our compassionate president posted a heartfelt statement for former FBI Director Robert Mueller, who came from a wealthy family, and upon graduating from Princeton University, volunteered for service (no bone spurs here).—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
25 Mar. 2026
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Russ Redhead volunteered to become a kidney donor for James.—
Crystal McQuay,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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The federal government collected the oil revenues but gave a disproportionately small share of the money back to the Niger Delta states.—
Noo Saro-Wiwa,
The Dial,
24 Mar. 2026
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The actions were made possible by the police accountability bill that had passed in Connecticut, which gave municipalities the right to grant civilian boards subpoena powers.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
23 Mar. 2026
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On Tuesday, O'Connor petitioned the council to reopen the budget and presented a list of cuts and economies to right its finances.—
Andy Sheehan,
CBS News,
25 Mar. 2026
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Superintendent Crystal Hill presented her recommendation for next year’s budget to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education Tuesday night.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Mar. 2026
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The coroner's report provided to KDKA-TV did not provide a cause of death.—
Patrick Damp,
CBS News,
23 Mar. 2026
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
22 Mar. 2026
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“Contributed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contributed. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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