beneficently

Definition of beneficentlynext

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for beneficently
Adverb
  • 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
Adverb
  • My For You page is a shrine to snatched young women magnanimously sharing their tips for taut faces.
    Georgia Casey, Allure, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Mamdani magnanimously noted the president’s high support in 2024 for a Republican in New York.
    Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 22 Nov. 2025
Adverb
  • 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
Adverb
  • While at present, the greater collector-car market might be charitably described as less than lucrative, Porsche cars and collectibles remain a bright—and guiding—light in that landscape.
    Robert Ross, Robb Report, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Proposing to eliminate the state’s income tax is, to put it charitably, laughable.
    Joseph Gerics, Hartford Courant, 3 Mar. 2026
Adverb
  • 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
Adverb
  • Nile monitors can be captured and humanely killed year-round and without a permit or hunting license, even on private property with the landowner’s permission, due to their impacts to native wildlife, per the FWC.
    Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 13 Mar. 2026
  • They can be captured and humanely killed year-round and without a permit or hunting license, even on private property (with landowner’s permission) due to their impacts to native wildlife, per the FWC.
    Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2026
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“Beneficently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beneficently. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.

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