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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Noun
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And the California Collaborative for Immigrant Rights received a supplemental $1 million for legal services.—
Chase Hunter,
Mercury News,
17 Oct. 2025 -
Ride-sharing services like Uber and taxis are abundant in Palma, but become unreliable at the farther reaches of the island.—
Emilio Parra Doiztua,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Serving as President of the Directors Guild of America has been one of the greatest privileges of my professional life.—
Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Oct. 2025
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Pike settled her lawsuit in 2024 and gained more privileges, ending her de facto solitary confinement.—
Evan Mealins,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The problem of unchecked power is not nearly counterbalanced by any number of indulgences the wielder of that power deigns to bestow.—
Matthew Redmond,
The Conversation,
9 Oct. 2025
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These phases should be presented as part of the performance system, not as indulgences for the tired.—
Benjamin Laker,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Here are five faults to avoid to keep your pet in everyone’s good graces.—
Libby Monteith Minor,
Southern Living,
4 Oct. 2025
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Trump looks like Netanyahu blindsided him, Netanyahu is forced to apologize, and Qatar restores Israel to its lukewarm graces.—
Dan Perry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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Leonora measures out her days in courtesies and slights, the former dominating the beginning of the book, the latter rapidly gaining ground.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Benevolences.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/benevolences. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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