1
as in kindness
an act of kind assistance
as an only child, she was used to getting every kind of indulgence from her doting parents
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as in luxury
something adding to pleasure or comfort but not absolutely necessary
bubble baths were her one indulgence
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Recent Examples of indulgence
Today that indulgence is now conveniently available nearly everywhere all day, any day, at little expense.
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Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2025
These phases should be presented as part of the performance system, not as indulgences for the tired.
—Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Snag one for yourself, gift one to a friend, and hide it somewhere for a little December indulgence (just don’t forget where).
—Katie Ann Lehman, StyleCaster, 18 Sep. 2025
Designated coffee areas allow homeowners to play barista in their own kitchens, blending convenience, indulgence, and lifestyle, says Moses Brach, head of A&D partnerships at cabinetry company Fabuwood.
—Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Sep. 2025
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Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2025
These phases should be presented as part of the performance system, not as indulgences for the tired.
—Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Snag one for yourself, gift one to a friend, and hide it somewhere for a little December indulgence (just don’t forget where).
—Katie Ann Lehman, StyleCaster, 18 Sep. 2025
Designated coffee areas allow homeowners to play barista in their own kitchens, blending convenience, indulgence, and lifestyle, says Moses Brach, head of A&D partnerships at cabinetry company Fabuwood.
—Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for indulgence
Noun
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Our small kindnesses to each other.—
Julia Hass,
Literary Hub,
30 Sep. 2025
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The most vulnerable among us deserve the most respect, most compassion, and most kindness.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Patrick Mahomes teamed a signature Louis Vuitton T-shirt ($1,070) with a pair of luxury track pants and his signature Oakleys.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
28 Sep. 2025
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After the final match of the day concluded on the Bethpage Black golf course, the action headed over to the Frick Collection in Manhattan, where the luxury brand hosted an elegant gala dinner in honor of the tournament.—
Kristen Tauer,
Footwear News,
28 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Watching his wonderful kids, Amy, Jamie and Shauna, grow up and become deeply connected to the arts and making an impact in this world has been an immense privilege.—
Michelle Satter,
Time,
26 Sep. 2025
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Convenient scapegoat The council is widely considered unreformable because neither America nor Russia and China would ever contemplate giving up the veto privilege that gums up what could be an international peacekeeping organ.—
Andreas Kluth,
Mercury News,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Signature outdoor amenities, such as the 50-by-25-foot pool and spa with an adjacent outdoor kitchen with a wood-burning pizza oven, abound.—
David Caraccio,
Sacbee.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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Details published on the HSE’s website confirm that once the PSE Druzmirje floating solar plant is completed, the lakeside area will be transformed into a recreational and social space for the community, combining renewable energy development with enhanced public amenities.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Sep. 2025
Noun
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At least four people were killed and eight were injured after a gunman attacked a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints service in Michigan on Sunday morning, police said.—
Joe Hernandez,
NPR,
29 Sep. 2025
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At least four people were killed and eight injured when a gunman in a pickup truck smashed through the doors of a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints chapel in Michigan during a Sunday service attended by hundreds, opened fire and set the building ablaze.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Please give us grace during this time.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
27 Sep. 2025
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Not everyone will meet truth with grace, but some will.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Two minutes later, Masco evened the score, 7-7, courtesy of a 55-yard dash from Jack Fabiano (16 carries, 101 yards).—
Justin Barrasso,
Boston Herald,
27 Sep. 2025
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Wahlberg plays a holy fool in Boogie Nights, our naïve but well-endowed guide through the heyday of theatrical pornography and its decline into something cheaper and tawdrier courtesy of the triumph of VHS.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Their exits are magnified without mercy and underreported without context.—
Essence,
Essence,
23 Sep. 2025
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The book is a kind of illness travelogue in which the wily poet-author’s avatar shows up every day in a new mind and body, and often in a new place, with rejiggered symptoms, and attempts to win her reborn self’s favor, or at least its mercy.—
Paul McAdory,
Vulture,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Indulgence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indulgence. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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