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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
Still contributed six points in five games despite difficult assignments.
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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
These issues contributed to underperformance and inconsistent shareholder returns.
—Ariel Cohen, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
While a case could be made that the approach contributed to Seattle slipping in the offensive rankings and missing the playoffs, Smith got his reward Sunday.
—Mike Sando, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
As Bell struggled, Battle eventually took over down the stretch and contributed an improved level of play.
—Paul Dehner Jr., The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
Phoebe Liu contributed reporting.
—Zach Everson, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Republic reporter Corina Vanek contributed to this article.
—Elena Santa Cruz, The Arizona Republic, 24 Dec. 2024
Fox News Digital's Christina Dugan Ramirez contributed to this report.
—Tracy Wright, Fox News, 24 Dec. 2024
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
These issues contributed to underperformance and inconsistent shareholder returns.
—Ariel Cohen, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
While a case could be made that the approach contributed to Seattle slipping in the offensive rankings and missing the playoffs, Smith got his reward Sunday.
—Mike Sando, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
As Bell struggled, Battle eventually took over down the stretch and contributed an improved level of play.
—Paul Dehner Jr., The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
Phoebe Liu contributed reporting.
—Zach Everson, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Republic reporter Corina Vanek contributed to this article.
—Elena Santa Cruz, The Arizona Republic, 24 Dec. 2024
Fox News Digital's Christina Dugan Ramirez contributed to this report.
—Tracy Wright, Fox News, 24 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for contributed
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If donated, it will be restored, and researchers will seek clues, such as maker’s marks, to identify the originating blacksmith’s workshop.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Mar. 2025
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Kicking off the three-year partnership in the lead-up to this year’s 129th Boston Marathon, Clif Bar has donated 10 race bib numbers to runners who came within 10 seconds of this year’s qualifier cut-off time.—
Sportico Staff,
Sportico.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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Over the weekend, Hamas gave Qatar and Egypt its agreement to a proposal that resembles an offer made several weeks ago by White House envoy Steve Witkoff.—
Barak Ravid,
Axios,
31 Mar. 2025
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To do this, Congress gave the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) carte blanche to raise revenue for the USF.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2025
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Scanlon said he’s also presented to a handful of the largest employers in the state.—
Katy Golvala,
Hartford Courant,
24 Mar. 2025
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After the game, he was presented with the team’s MVP award, given after each win, Kelly Chase’s shoulder pads, which are about 20 years older than Dvorsky, who was born in 2005.—
Jeremy Rutherford,
The Athletic,
24 Mar. 2025
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The payment will be direct deposited into the bank account provided on the eligible person's 2023 tax return or mailed to the address of record.—
Jalen Williams,
Detroit Free Press,
24 Dec. 2024
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The man took off his cloak and made a blanket of it, but the cloak was thin and threadbare and provided little warmth.—
Karen Zautyk,
New York Daily News,
24 Dec. 2024
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“Contributed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contributed. Accessed 27 Apr. 2025.
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