as in warm
having or showing kindly feeling and sincere interest
they were neighborly folks, always ready to lend a helping hand whenever necessary
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Recent Examples of neighborly
His neighborly attitude comes through every sentence.
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Arkansas Online, 26 Apr. 2025
The list of grievances paints a vivid picture of the many ways neighborly relations can sour.
Visitors at all hours: One respondent shared how their neighbor's constant visitors even began knocking on their door.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Apr. 2025
And for a moment, this neighborly interaction, like dozens before it in simpler times, lightens the mental load.
—Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Mar. 2025
Metis was also the warren of narrow city streets, perhaps built over old cow paths, that both represented and generated a thick network of intimate and practical neighborly relationships.
—Nikil Saval, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
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Arkansas Online, 26 Apr. 2025
The list of grievances paints a vivid picture of the many ways neighborly relations can sour.
Visitors at all hours: One respondent shared how their neighbor's constant visitors even began knocking on their door.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Apr. 2025
And for a moment, this neighborly interaction, like dozens before it in simpler times, lightens the mental load.
—Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Mar. 2025
Metis was also the warren of narrow city streets, perhaps built over old cow paths, that both represented and generated a thick network of intimate and practical neighborly relationships.
—Nikil Saval, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for neighborly
Recent Examples of Synonyms for neighborly
Adjective
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The room, once decorated in severe tones of black and gray, has received a warm makeover, with bright paint and tropical mosaics.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
4 May 2025
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The Clara IEMs have a warm bass, a forward midrange and a silky treble that’s just sharp enough to bring the soundstage into perfect focus without making the listener’s brain work overtime top descramble distortion.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
Adjective
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During public remarks in 2022, Justice Elena Kagan – one of the court’s three liberal justices − spoke out against sweeping injunctions and the ability of challengers to find one friendly judge to issue such an order.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
12 May 2025
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Hussain has a friendly, reassuring presence, making the already-simple recipes even less intimidating.—
Katie Rife,
EW.com,
11 May 2025
Adjective
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The building itself includes 24-hour concierge service and features a gracious lobby with a residents’ lounge.—
Robb Report Studio,
Robb Report,
29 Apr. 2025
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Throughout the conversation, maintain a gracious tone regardless of immediate outcomes.—
Kara Dennison, SPHR, CPRW, EC,
Forbes.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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“Neighborly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neighborly. Accessed 15 May. 2025.
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