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
But the spinoff caused some to view its activities as not entirely altruistic.
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Eric Boodman, STAT, 23 Mar. 2026
Indeed, if the designers of superintelligent AI are capable of such ruthless prioritization, who is to say an AI model more powerful than humans would be any more altruistic?
—Jon Truby, Time, 12 Mar. 2026
There are altruistic reasons to visit Molotov Kitschen + Cocktails, a Ukrainian restaurant directly facing Colfax Avenue street construction for the foreseeable future.
—Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 18 Feb. 2026
Although it's become controversial in recent years, the reality is that surrogacy can be an intimate, collaborative, and often altruistic process—but those characteristics of the process rarely make it into public conversations.
—Kris Ann Valdez, Parents, 13 Feb. 2026
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Eric Boodman, STAT, 23 Mar. 2026
Indeed, if the designers of superintelligent AI are capable of such ruthless prioritization, who is to say an AI model more powerful than humans would be any more altruistic?
—Jon Truby, Time, 12 Mar. 2026
There are altruistic reasons to visit Molotov Kitschen + Cocktails, a Ukrainian restaurant directly facing Colfax Avenue street construction for the foreseeable future.
—Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 18 Feb. 2026
Although it's become controversial in recent years, the reality is that surrogacy can be an intimate, collaborative, and often altruistic process—but those characteristics of the process rarely make it into public conversations.
—Kris Ann Valdez, Parents, 13 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for altruistic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for altruistic
Adjective
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In six short years, Rare Beauty, Selena Gomez‘s beauty brand, has raised $30 million toward the star’s philanthropic goal of giving $100 million to mental health causes.—
Merle Ginsberg,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Apr. 2026
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Yet philanthropic investment is shrinking in relative terms.—
Felecia Hatcher,
Fortune,
7 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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McRae later became a founding member of one of the state's other major charitable organizations, the Arkansas Community Foundation.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Apr. 2026
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Uninsured patients can go to charitable clinics for health services but medications are paid out of pocket, Barrientos said.—
Laura Turbay,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Apr. 2026
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Asylum seekers were largely allowed to await their court dates outside detention, and many, like Amalia’s family, were granted humanitarian parole.—
Sarah Stillman,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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Nearly half of Haiti’s 12 million people face acute food insecurity as diesel and gasoline prices jumped 29% to 37%, worsening what aid organizations call the worst humanitarian crisis in years.—
Evens Sanon,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Apr. 2026
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Walt had long described himself as a benevolent father to his workers, and the strike seemed an act of personal betrayal and disloyalty verging on patricide.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Apr. 2026
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The common bonds that held the fabric of society together have been torn to shreds and sewn together into robes that adorn the would-be benevolent dictators of culture who explain everything, apologize for nothing and lend their credibility to anyone willing to pay their fee.—
Bruce Stockler,
Fortune,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Altruistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/altruistic. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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