good works
plural noun
: things done to help poor people, sick people, etc.
She is admired for her many good works.
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Added to this is the human desire to do good works, especially so when some anonymous party — i.e., taxpayers — bears the cost.
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Bruce Yandle, Twin Cities, 13 Mar. 2025
For any of Trump’s good works to stand, the GOP must bulk up its House caucus next year.
—Neal B. Freeman, National Review, 19 Feb. 2025
Four decades of subsequent good works have transformed Carter’s cardigan into a symbol of something more wholesome, humble even.
—Paul Matzko / Made By History, TIME, 29 Dec. 2024
Politicians other than Johnson — Lightfoot and Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx among them — have appeared cozily with Banks and endorsed his good works.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2024
Ethel’s good works included the Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Project in New York City that had been important to her husband.
—Valerie J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2024
At elementary and middle schools, Everett said the organization’s clubs have focused on science, art and doing good works for the community.
—Sarah Ritter, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
There is no excuse for my bad judgment, abusing my authority and undermining Hit Like A Girl’s good works.
—Karen Bliss, Billboard, 21 Mar. 2024
Especially if those good works happened on teams in the ’70s and ’80s … and who also happened to be in the AFC.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 27 Jan. 2024
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Bruce Yandle, Twin Cities, 13 Mar. 2025
For any of Trump’s good works to stand, the GOP must bulk up its House caucus next year.
—Neal B. Freeman, National Review, 19 Feb. 2025
Four decades of subsequent good works have transformed Carter’s cardigan into a symbol of something more wholesome, humble even.
—Paul Matzko / Made By History, TIME, 29 Dec. 2024
Politicians other than Johnson — Lightfoot and Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx among them — have appeared cozily with Banks and endorsed his good works.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2024
Ethel’s good works included the Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Project in New York City that had been important to her husband.
—Valerie J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2024
At elementary and middle schools, Everett said the organization’s clubs have focused on science, art and doing good works for the community.
—Sarah Ritter, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
There is no excuse for my bad judgment, abusing my authority and undermining Hit Like A Girl’s good works.
—Karen Bliss, Billboard, 21 Mar. 2024
Especially if those good works happened on teams in the ’70s and ’80s … and who also happened to be in the AFC.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 27 Jan. 2024
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“Good works.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/good%20works. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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