: designed or disposed sometimes impracticably and too zealously toward bettering the conditions under which others live
Synonyms of do-good
Examples of do-good in a Sentence
a do-good social program that never worked out in the way that was intended
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Outside the context of collective trauma, psychologists theorize that personal hardships can germinate into do-good behaviors later on, especially if the individual was the recipient of help during their struggle.
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Pauline Bartolone, NPR, 23 May 2026
Inside the suite, there’s a wellness box with do-good potions like Vitamin C supplements, electrolytes and Ketone.
—Paula Conway, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2026
This was the beginning of America’s comforting (albeit mythic) ideal of national greatness: selling the nation, and then the wider world, on the image of a young country that was the home of a do-good, upright, generous-hearted, exceptional people.
—Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
Target is aiming to stop that trajectory with a new do-good program.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Nov. 2025
Nowadays, it’s typically created in a lab and is often combined with other do-good ingredients in serums and cleansers to deliver smoother skin results.
—Fiona Embleton, Glamour, 3 Nov. 2025
His day job is at a do-good social institute for metro area residents, founded by former Gdańsk mayor Paweł Adamowicz.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025
Many American taxpayers might think this was just a do-good expenditure of no relevance to them.
—Howard Lafranchi, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 Jan. 2025
This episode was shaping up to land high on the do-good side of the spectrum but possibly lower on entertainment value.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 23 Jan. 2025
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Pauline Bartolone, NPR, 23 May 2026
Inside the suite, there’s a wellness box with do-good potions like Vitamin C supplements, electrolytes and Ketone.
—Paula Conway, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2026
This was the beginning of America’s comforting (albeit mythic) ideal of national greatness: selling the nation, and then the wider world, on the image of a young country that was the home of a do-good, upright, generous-hearted, exceptional people.
—Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
Target is aiming to stop that trajectory with a new do-good program.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Nov. 2025
Nowadays, it’s typically created in a lab and is often combined with other do-good ingredients in serums and cleansers to deliver smoother skin results.
—Fiona Embleton, Glamour, 3 Nov. 2025
His day job is at a do-good social institute for metro area residents, founded by former Gdańsk mayor Paweł Adamowicz.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025
Many American taxpayers might think this was just a do-good expenditure of no relevance to them.
—Howard Lafranchi, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 Jan. 2025
This episode was shaping up to land high on the do-good side of the spectrum but possibly lower on entertainment value.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Do-good.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/do-good. Accessed 31 May. 2026.
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