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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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Recent Examples of benevolence More than $2,300 was reported as benevolence. Katie Nixon, The Tennessean, 5 Aug. 2025 Flett told me about a graduate student from China who informed him that Confucianism requires perfection on as many as five different points: benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom, and trustworthiness. Leslie Jamison, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025 Participants responded to versions of the Portrait Values Questionnaire, created by social psychologist Shalom Schwartz, to assess 10 core human values: universalism, benevolence, conformity, tradition, security, self-direction, stimulation, hedonism, achievement and power. Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 19 July 2025 Without an economic reason to sustain wildlife populations, they won’t be conserved long-term through benevolence alone. Chris Dorsey, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for benevolence
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Noun
  • Her kindness extended to her coworkers at Walmart.
    Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The pair are remembered by the company for their kindness, generosity and support for local organizations such as the Ehloe Hospital, the Chico Police Business Support Team and Chico’s Elk Lodge.
    Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Critics particularly praised the chemistry between Johnson and Blunt, who channeled their real-life friendship to convey a genuine sense of ease between their characters.
    Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2025
  • His entry covered 10 pages in total of the book, a storybook tale of their friendship interspersed with photographs.
    Rebecca Schneid, Time, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Then Danielle and Michèle dance, with a casual tenderness belying how charged the moment is for Michèle.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The scene is a familiar one in these kinds of tales of regression, but Apatow imbues it with a tenderness.
    Esther Zuckerman, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • But unlike a first class cabin on a plane, these buses don't include any dedicated on-board service.
    Opheli Garcia Lawler, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The center opened eight weeks ago and aims to close the gap in support for adult day center services in Tennessee.
    Ruben Montoya, Nashville Tennessean, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Though his interests were that of a pretty typical child — computing and gaming, playing the saxophone, enjoying soccer and time with his pets — he was also known for his acts of kindness and generosity.
    Lauren Costantino September 6, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
  • But this in charity affects people’s generosity.
    Jason Phillips, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Worse, five sisters have tried to save its life, defying both the mysterious beneficence that brought the fish to shore and local norms dictating that it must be killed for food.
    Talya Zax, The Atlantic, 10 Aug. 2025
  • But their beneficence has spoken volumes about their values.
    Julie Belcove, Robb Report, 27 July 2025
Noun
  • Nearly a dozen letters were sent to the court at the end of August, pleading for the judge to show mercy for Erickson, who was the last person to reach a deal with prosecutors.
    Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Misinterpret a flawed trial, overtrust anecdotal experience or trust the wrong person, and patients are left at the mercy of ineffective or even harmful treatments.
    Anna Forsythe, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In the South, friendliness is not a passing state but a way of life.
    Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Next year, this historic eatery celebrates 80 years of serving tasty, homestyle fare with neighborly friendliness.
    Sarah Kuta, Denver Post, 8 Sep. 2025

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“Benevolence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/benevolence. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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