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volunteers

VERB

offer to do something

Synonyms

STRONGEST

come forward enlist sign up step forward suggest

STRONG

advance present proffer propose tender

WEAK

bring forward chip in do on one's own volition go in let oneself in for offer services put at one's disposal put forward speak up stand up submit oneself take bull by the horns take initiative take the plunge take upon oneself

Antonyms

STRONG

take back

WEAK

compel force obligate

Example Sentences

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“We’ve organized campaign events to meet the Latino community, we’re participating in prominent cultural events and our volunteers from all backgrounds are knocking on doors across the city,” she said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

This is what Radcliffe and his group of volunteers are up against.

From Salon • May 12, 2026

Seyffardt was a Dutch general who commanded a Waffen-SS unit of volunteers on the eastern front before he was assassinated by resistance fighters in 1943.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

Seyffardt, one of the highest-ranking Dutch collaborators with the Nazis, commanded a Waffen-SS unit of Dutch volunteers on the Eastern Front.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

Stranger still, she was one of the very first volunteers to work on the paper chain.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman