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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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We're still primarily philanthropically supported.—
NBC news,
NBC news,
6 July 2025
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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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He is perhaps charitably listed at 5-foot-8 and doesn’t have much more physical projection in terms of height.—
Andrew Baggarly,
New York Times,
28 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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Mothers are often criticized or belittled for acting selflessly; it’s seen as weak and self-abnegating.—
Danielle Crittenden,
The Atlantic,
21 Apr. 2026
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Daisy, selflessly shielding Agnes from danger, has finally thawed the ice between them.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
8 Apr. 2026
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Musiala beat two defenders on the left before crossing for Guerreiro’s tap in in the 31st, then Luis Díaz unselfishly set up Jackson for Bayern’s second after a mistake from Finn Jeltsch left three attackers facing one Stuttgart defender.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 Apr. 2026
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Before the game, Lakers coach JJ Redick challenged his group to play unselfishly.—
Dan Woike,
New York Times,
14 Jan. 2026
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The mountain lion was later safely and humanely tranquilized by a biologist with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), with assistance from wildlife officers and local law enforcement, according to NBC4 and the California Statewide Law Enforcement Association.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
9 June 2026
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Trapped tegus are humanely euthanized, and their diet and reproductive status are documented at Georgia Southern.—
Christopher Harris,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
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“Altruistically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/altruistically. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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