as in philanthropic
having or showing a concern for the welfare of others
I'm not being altruistic in giving you these books, since I was going to have to lug them with me if you hadn't come along
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Recent Examples of altruistic
As in any American history, those songs are as full of resentment and theft and self-justification as anything kindly or altruistic.
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Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2025
Cross transformed her sweet and altruistic Dr. Kimberly Shaw over the course of five seasons into an unpredictable — and unstable — menace.
—EW.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Foreign aid may seem like a distant, altruistic and excessive expense, while domestically Americans struggle with rising costs and housing shortages.
—Special To The Sun Sentinel, Sun Sentinel, 17 Feb. 2025
Fielder began Season 2 by framing his mission as an altruistic exercise, intended to help the people who drive and use air travel.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 26 May 2025
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Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2025
Cross transformed her sweet and altruistic Dr. Kimberly Shaw over the course of five seasons into an unpredictable — and unstable — menace.
—EW.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Foreign aid may seem like a distant, altruistic and excessive expense, while domestically Americans struggle with rising costs and housing shortages.
—Special To The Sun Sentinel, Sun Sentinel, 17 Feb. 2025
Fielder began Season 2 by framing his mission as an altruistic exercise, intended to help the people who drive and use air travel.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 26 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for altruistic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for altruistic
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The Morning Pointe Foundation is the philanthropic arm of Morning Pointe Senior Living founded by senior health care entrepreneurs Greg A. Vital and Franklin Farrow.—
Gabrielle Chenault,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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Art Environments The Kohler Foundation is the philanthropic arm of the Kohler Co., a global manufacturing giant headquartered in Kohler, WI.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
Adjective
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There are strategies to optimize your RMDs, including taking your RMD as a qualified charitable distribution, which would reduce taxable income.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
26 July 2025
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Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust’s portfolio.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
26 July 2025
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Good starters are made up of the unique mix of benevolent dictator (someone has got to keep things moving), a maestro (there are a million different things at play; the starter gets them all to hopefully harmonize) and friend.—
Moira McCarthy,
Boston Herald,
10 July 2025
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The act was sealed in a pronouncement by Princess Isabel, who became a President Lincoln-like figure in Brazil, known to many as the benevolent white liberator of the enslaved.—
Time,
Time,
17 June 2025
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“Altruistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/altruistic. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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