as in voluntary
done, made, or given with one's own free will
our office staff made a freewill offering for UNESCO
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as in choice
the act or power of making one's own choices or decisions
all of the workers at the homeless shelter are unpaid and are there of their own free will
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Recent Examples of freewill
Linda McIntosh, sandiegouniontribune.com, 30 Apr. 2018
There is no charge for this concert; freewill donations for musicians are encouraged.
—Linda McIntosh, sandiegouniontribune.com, 9 Apr. 2018
Gabriel Winslow-Yost, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
Making tips explicitly tax free will help with this, and will also remove the stigma that has been associated with tips as under-the-table income.
—Joe Moglia, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
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Adjective
Admission for the event sponsored by the Friends of the Rancho Bernardo Library is free; freewill donations will be accepted for musicians.
—Linda McIntosh, sandiegouniontribune.com, 30 Apr. 2018
There is no charge for this concert; freewill donations for musicians are encouraged.
—Linda McIntosh, sandiegouniontribune.com, 9 Apr. 2018
Noun
By Elden Ring such traps have become familiar, even comforting—until the moment when a boulder rolls past you, stops, and then rolls back, seemingly of its own free will, to crush you from behind.
—Gabriel Winslow-Yost, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
Making tips explicitly tax free will help with this, and will also remove the stigma that has been associated with tips as under-the-table income.
—Joe Moglia, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for freewill
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This is a sharp decline from $102.7 million in the same quarter last year, attributed to the voluntary discontinuation of the marketing authorizations for RELYVRIO and ALBRIOZA.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 7 Nov. 2024
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Johnson & Johnson had also done a voluntary recall in 2018 after sub-trace levels of asbestos were found in their products.Angel Saunders, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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The 6-foot Mejia could be an excellent choice with her passing skills and height.Dan Albano, Orange County Register, 7 Nov. 2024
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His choice for attorney general will be closely watched.Carl Leubsdorf, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Within the past couple of years, the group has become a part of Arrowhead Kingdom, an all-volunteer national network of Chiefs fan groups.Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2023
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That’s noteworthy for a show based at a high-school auditorium in Litchfield and run by a staff that is almost entirely volunteer, including the show’s star and its producer.Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant, 18 Aug. 2022
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Powell also said that he was not legally required to leave if asked to do so, and that his staff had determined that the president lacked the capacity under the law to demote, at will, him or any other Fed governors.Rob Wile, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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And if one approach doesn’t work for you, another one will.Al Kingsley, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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The Biden administration was working on things to incentivize innovation, giving money to people willing to take on zoning challenges.Kim Velsey, Curbed, 11 Nov. 2024
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This time, President-elect Donald Trump knows a lot more about how to manipulate the levers of power and plans to surround himself with loyalists willing to do his bidding in making sweeping changes to both policies and processes.Carl Leubsdorf, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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“Freewill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/freewill. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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