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Recent Examples of altruist
Education is the cause most favored by altruists on the list.
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Forbes Press Releases, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Didn’t effective altruists do a bunch of crimes a few years ago?
—Dylan Matthews, Vox, 18 Nov. 2024
Effective altruists, by contrast, tended to jump at such opportunities — after all, 10 percent better conditions for animals, while hardly perfect, is still better.
—Kelsey Piper, Vox, 9 Aug. 2024
Some of the effective altruists will classify all of the effective accelerationists as extreme libertarians.
—Caroline Mimbs Nyce, The Atlantic, 21 Aug. 2024
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Forbes Press Releases, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Didn’t effective altruists do a bunch of crimes a few years ago?
—Dylan Matthews, Vox, 18 Nov. 2024
Effective altruists, by contrast, tended to jump at such opportunities — after all, 10 percent better conditions for animals, while hardly perfect, is still better.
—Kelsey Piper, Vox, 9 Aug. 2024
Some of the effective altruists will classify all of the effective accelerationists as extreme libertarians.
—Caroline Mimbs Nyce, The Atlantic, 21 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for altruist
Noun
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Too many fundraisers have never learned how to lead a donor through an investment-level conversation and a solicitation.—
Sherry Quam Taylor,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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In June, the Royal Charity Polo Cup cut ties with a donor who had reportedly attempted to sell private access to the Prince and Princess of Wales for $27,000.—
Logan Holland,
People.com,
11 July 2025
Noun
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A week later, Valdes, known in her family as a giver, was dead after a shooting in Wynwood.—
Isabel Rivera,
Miami Herald,
21 June 2025
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The giver did not resent the recipient; the recipient respected the giver.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 June 2025
Noun
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Yale Divinity School’s curriculum often prioritizes social justice over biblical exegesis, a shift that would likely dismay its benefactors.—
The Rev. Jake Dell,
Hartford Courant,
7 July 2025
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The fact that their benefactor — and half-brother — was a lawyer and Congressman may have shielded them from a resurgent Ku Klux Klan and some of the worst treatment legalized by the Black Codes.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
Noun
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Meanwhile, cardiovascular disease is now the leading contributor to life expectancy loss among high-income Californians.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 July 2025
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The top three contributors to hydroplaning are: Vehicle speed - When a vehicle's speed increases, the tire-traction grip and ability to control the vehicle decreases.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
10 July 2025
Noun
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The city will coordinate between philanthropists and organizations distributing the cards, according to the mayor’s office.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 July 2025
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Even philanthropists like Ted Turner have granted celebrity appeal to such undertakings by making visits to the DPRK.—
Saleem H. Ali,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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“Altruist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/altruist. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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