There are at least six words that can follow DONATES.
There are at least two words that can follow DEFLATIONS. (Add an R or a U.)
Both possible words are (obscure) minerals...
If three people give up, we'll move on.
Looks like I should have made that offer hours ago!
The words that could have followed DEFLATIONS were lansfordite and disulfonate.
Next round begins with:
VIA
we believe ya!! Thousands wouldn't!
visa
vitals
I knew it was time to give up when I started screaming at m-w for not accepting "frontsailed" as a word. I was at that stage when your mind is so addled, you think that whatever plausible-looking combination of letters you come up with has to be a real word.