benevolences

plural of benevolence
as in services
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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  • Both encourage giving up physical things, such as food, drink, pleasures or indulgences, in order to focus followers’ minds on the spiritual.
    Pam DeFiglio, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2025
  • The public wants the economy humming, the border secure, and an end to woke lunacy — not tariffs and irrelevant indulgences.
    Charles C. W. Cooke, National Review, 11 Mar. 2025
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“Benevolences.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/benevolences. Accessed 4 May. 2025.

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