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Recent Examples of amity The couple treat the filmmakers — and therefore us — with amity. Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 3 Feb. 2025 And despite the show of Franco-English amity in Paris, a combination of political tremors and economic headwinds across Europe is making the task far more difficult. Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Nov. 2024 The Next Generation is its assertion that intergalactic amity can exist only in an atmosphere of stifling formality. Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 16 Oct. 2023 As part of this distancing, Seoul promotes a narrative (as seen in its recent monuments and museums) that emphasizes Japan’s wartime violence and highlights Korean amity with China. Jennifer Lind, Foreign Affairs, 5 Mar. 2015 See All Example Sentences for amity
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Noun
  • Mescal went on to say that his close friendship with O’Connor made the journey of their characters in The History of Sound even more powerful and emotionally connecting.
    Escher Walcott, People.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Kathy and Keith, meanwhile, are just grateful for their friendship and their time hanging out with the kids in Costa Rica.
    Kristen Baldwin September 2, EW.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • But Trump is testing the limits of their cordiality.
    Michael Collins, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2025
  • But while Trump and Putin speak of each other with cordiality, relations are testier between the two countries than the rhetoric would indicate.
    Astha Rajvanshi, NBC news, 26 May 2025

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“Amity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amity. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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