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as in kindness
an act of kind assistance
self-effacing as well as selfless, he refused all public acknowledgement of his many benevolences to the community
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as in friendship
kindly concern, interest, or support
her benevolence towards her employees was such that she actually let one live in her home temporarily
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as in tenderness
sympathetic concern for the well-being of others
an actress who was admired for her benevolence as for her beauty
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Recent Examples of benevolence
New York’s benevolent liberalism of the Rockefeller years comes off as top-down benevolence, sociological benevolence, experience-free benevolence.
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Richard Brody, New Yorker, 23 Apr. 2025
Practicing compassion, empathy and benevolence will help us on our quest — so put your best foot forward and show others how to love each other and fight for their beliefs.
—Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com, 16 Aug. 2024
Research has established that when weighing whether to trust someone, people generally make judgments about their competence, benevolence, and integrity.
—Allie Volpe, Vox, 7 May 2025
To overcome the paradox, leaders must establish trust based on its three foundational elements: ability, benevolence, and integrity.
—Nate Bennett, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
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Richard Brody, New Yorker, 23 Apr. 2025
Practicing compassion, empathy and benevolence will help us on our quest — so put your best foot forward and show others how to love each other and fight for their beliefs.
—Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com, 16 Aug. 2024
Research has established that when weighing whether to trust someone, people generally make judgments about their competence, benevolence, and integrity.
—Allie Volpe, Vox, 7 May 2025
To overcome the paradox, leaders must establish trust based on its three foundational elements: ability, benevolence, and integrity.
—Nate Bennett, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for benevolence
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Indeed, the designer’s intentions are based on high ideals — kindness, tolerance and humility among them — even if his methods can sometime shock.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
25 June 2025
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Coach Wall was a remarkable individual whose kindness and genuine spirit touched all who knew him.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 June 2025
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Because the show really is about friendship, unconditional friendship between these four and then five girls.—
Lexi Carson,
HollywoodReporter,
20 June 2025
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Earlier this week, SZA opened up to Chappell Roan about her friendship with Lizzo during a conversation for Interview Magazine.—
Stephen Daw,
Billboard,
20 June 2025
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Each of the three leads has moments of raw tenderness, fragility, even fear that add depth to the drama.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
9 June 2025
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Symptoms may include tenderness, redness, swelling, or bruising.—
Carrie Madormo,
Verywell Health,
5 June 2025
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In markets with abundant choice, professionals promoting too many services risk being overlooked.—
Mo Khan,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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Prior authorization refers to when medical providers have to get approval from insurers before performing a service.—
Chantelle Lee,
Time,
24 June 2025
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Appreciate Wilson’s technical brilliance but also the emotional generosity of his choral arrangements in which falsetto yearning is granted bass underpinning.—
Armond White,
National Review,
18 June 2025
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That is, generosity declined as social distance increased.—
Tobias Kalenscher,
Scientific American,
13 June 2025
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Four fundamental principles underlie health-care ethics: beneficence, non-maleficence, autonomy, and justice.—
Christine Henneberg,
The Atlantic,
24 June 2025
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Paula Keeler, 74, took a break from her recent shift inspecting produce to discuss the organization’s beneficence.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2025
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Sales tax revenue, meanwhile, is at the mercy of uncertain macroeconomic conditions, with many U.S. economists predicting that the country might soon fall into a recession.—
Jonathan Horwitz,
Oc Register,
26 June 2025
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That's the small mercy serious songs offer: not false hope, but a candle in the hallway, proof that someone else stayed up too.—
Philip Martin,
Arkansas Online,
26 June 2025
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Their friendliness with the crew seems to have paid off: Tests suggest the adult cat was mainly eating fish and meats like pork, poultry and beef.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
6 May 2025
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Many of them are encouraged at friendliness to their cause in the Trump administration.—
Emily Brooks,
The Hill,
1 May 2025
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“Benevolence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/benevolence. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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