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Recent Examples of altruistically
Voting is, arguably, also an altruistically motivated act.
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Femida Handy, The Conversation, 27 Apr. 2026
Voting is, arguably, also an altruistically motivated act.
—Sara Konrath, Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2026
Giving altruistically may be unrealistic when the sun confronts Neptune.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
But sellers do not offer lower prices to some consumers altruistically.
—George Slover, Time, 6 Aug. 2025
And while Spock's heroics necessitated a major plot twist to revive his character for the next Star Trek sequel, teaching turbines to behave altruistically requires just a small (but intelligent) tweak to their control systems.
—IEEE Spectrum, 1 July 2019
Femida Handy, The Conversation, 27 Apr. 2026
Voting is, arguably, also an altruistically motivated act.
—Sara Konrath, Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2026
Giving altruistically may be unrealistic when the sun confronts Neptune.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
But sellers do not offer lower prices to some consumers altruistically.
—George Slover, Time, 6 Aug. 2025
And while Spock's heroics necessitated a major plot twist to revive his character for the next Star Trek sequel, teaching turbines to behave altruistically requires just a small (but intelligent) tweak to their control systems.
—IEEE Spectrum, 1 July 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for altruistically
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And one of those models that a lot of people, for a while, had some hope in was philanthropically minded billionaires who would see the value in what journalism was doing, and also have the capacity to remove it from the marketplace of capitalism, at least to a degree.—
Hanna Rosin,
The Atlantic,
5 Feb. 2026
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To be a builder is to be high agency, to contribute benevolently to society, to be the man in the arena.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
10 June 2026
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Vance Joseph tried outfitting himself in a modest tone, even if his unit hasn’t exactly acted benevolently toward its training camp counterpart.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
5 Aug. 2025
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Duplan was, charitably, a poor leader.—
Theo Baker,
The Atlantic,
24 Apr. 2026
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The new Beaches is most charitably viewed as an oldies act for a movie.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
22 Apr. 2026
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Wyck is obviously Widow’s Bay’s Quint, the veteran sea salt who takes no guff, drinks too much, and selflessly puts his life on the line.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
15 June 2026
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After hours of selflessly scrolling through Anthropologie, ASOS, Banana Republic, H&M, Mango, Nordstrom, Reformation, Shopbop, and Zara, these are my picks for expensive-looking wedding guest dresses to shop right now, starting at just $50.—
Natalie Cantell,
InStyle,
11 June 2026
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Coaches who, in the best cases (and there have been so many best cases) taught your kid to win magnanimously and lose graciously and compete whole-heartedly.—
Heidi Stevens,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
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My For You page is a shrine to snatched young women magnanimously sharing their tips for taut faces.—
Georgia Casey,
Allure,
6 Feb. 2026
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Dumfries cut inside and unselfishly rolled it across for Inter captain Lautaro Martínez to score one of the easiest goals of his career, tapping it into an empty net from three yards out.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 May 2026
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Help us and give us strength with the same courage and bravery my brother had, to unselfishly serve our country well.—
Kyle Werner,
Des Moines Register,
5 Mar. 2026
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Justin Hale has spent his career helping leaders break that silence—skillfully, humanely, and with lasting results.—
Rodger Dean Duncan,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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The Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission allows (and even encourages) the public to humanely kill them when possible, with no bag limits or seasons and no hunting licenses required.—
Dac Collins,
Outdoor Life,
17 June 2026
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“Altruistically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/altruistically. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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