philanthropic
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Synonyms
altruistic, beneficent, benevolent, charitable, do-good, eleemosynary, good, humanitarian
Antonyms
self-centered, self-concerned, selfish
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David Koch, the industrialist and libertarian who used his fortune to transform American politics while also donating more than $1 billion to philanthropic causes, has died. — Tom Metcalf, BostonGlobe.com, "David Koch, industrialist who funded conservatives, dies at 79," 23 Aug. 2019 Three years of education, initiatives, conferences, philanthropic support to ‘fight misinformation’ . . — Margaret Sullivan, Washington Post, "The Twitter-fed disaster over Epstein’s death demands a solution: Slow news," 13 Aug. 2019 Sue and her husband, Syd, were involved in many philanthropic causes over their lifetimes. — courant.com, "Sue Elizabeth Fuller," 11 Aug. 2019 In rural districts with less philanthropic support than Sheridan, school leaders are still debating what to do about the computer science mandate. — Dana Goldstein, New York Times, "How a State Plans to Turn Coal Country Into Coding Country," 10 Aug. 2019 Riley said continuing philanthropic support is also necessary because federal funding for biomedical research has declined as a share of GDP. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "As state funding runs out, California stem cell scientists get $30 million gift," 26 June 2019 Why does the Monitor seek foundation and other philanthropic support? — The Christian Science Monitor, "What is The Christian Science Monitor?," 7 June 2019 United Playaz has received philanthropic support from real estate developers. — Roland Li, SFChronicle.com, "SF approves massive office project, first in Central SoMa," 6 June 2019 Michael Bloomberg, the majority owner of Bloomberg LP, parent of Bloomberg News, provides philanthropic support to anti-smoking campaigns and other health initiatives. — Fortune, "Are E-Cigarettes Leading Young People to Take Up Smoking? A New Study Says Yes," 15 Mar. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'philanthropic.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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