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as in compassionate
having or marked by sympathy and consideration for others
a benevolent willingness to provide veterinary services to low-income families at greatly reduced prices
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as in charitable
having or showing a concern for the welfare of others
a benevolent businessman who has donated money and time to helping inner-city youths
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Recent Examples of benevolent
The researchers call their approach a form of benevolent hacking that helps strengthen AI systems before weaknesses can be exploited.
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Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2025
Brendan Gleeson plays Ali Mac as a benevolent parent, the only person who ever fully understood her.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025
With a benevolent billionaire in the governor’s office, a Democratic supermajority in the statehouse and a willing partner in City Hall, there has never been a better opportunity to right the past wrongs of racial discrimination.
—Jackson Potter, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
Mutual growth is on the table when the Cancer moon teams up with benevolent Jupiter.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2025
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Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2025
Brendan Gleeson plays Ali Mac as a benevolent parent, the only person who ever fully understood her.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025
With a benevolent billionaire in the governor’s office, a Democratic supermajority in the statehouse and a willing partner in City Hall, there has never been a better opportunity to right the past wrongs of racial discrimination.
—Jackson Potter, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
Mutual growth is on the table when the Cancer moon teams up with benevolent Jupiter.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for benevolent
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We are honored to spotlight a community that not only faced an unprecedented disaster but emerged with a stronger, more compassionate spirit.—
Meghan Overdeep,
Southern Living,
7 Oct. 2025
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TikTokers were quick to praise Coco for his empathy and Cruz for raising such a compassionate pup.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Oct. 2025
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OpenAI’s partnerships with major companies and its plans to change its corporate structure have drawn the scrutiny of regulators, including the attorneys general of California and Delaware, who oversee charitable organizations that operate or are incorporated in their states.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
3 Oct. 2025
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The defense then played an 11-minute video highlighting Combs’ charitable work and life as a father of seven.—
Rolling Stone,
Rolling Stone,
3 Oct. 2025
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Despite the genre's themes, horror fans describe their community as kind, open-minded, and welcoming.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
5 Oct. 2025
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Hearing so many kind words this rapidly leaves Kalkbrenner grateful.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
4 Oct. 2025
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My parents are deeply philanthropic people, too, from a poor West African country.—
Mankaprr Conteh,
Rolling Stone,
16 Sep. 2025
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ALL of this is a LONG way from a kid from Southfield who began his entrepreneurial and philanthropic journey leading a group of his childhood friends in a few startups including one that sold candy.—
Carol Cain,
Freep.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Still, not everyone in the Reddit thread was sympathetic.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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Advertisement As many of the best villains do, Ok-seon has a sympathetic backstory.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
3 Oct. 2025
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In Gaza, the Hamas-run health ministry says more than 66,000 people have been killed — about half of them women and children — and humanitarian agencies now warn of famine.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
7 Oct. 2025
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Malnutrition crisis The ongoing conflict, along with a lack of adequate aid, has led to thousands of malnourished Gazans, according to humanitarian organizations.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
7 Oct. 2025
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Residents in the town of San Rafael have reported a series of attacks from a vicious brown squirrel that sent at least two people to the emergency room, according to the local humane society.—
Mason Leath,
ABC News,
23 Sep. 2025
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His general advice to people attempting to craft humane, precise, and literate prose has scarcely aged, and his own bracing style still informs and delights.—
Ben Yagoda,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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If the script is a tad heavy-handed in making Clara seem almost indifferent to her mother’s suffering, Touzani is too generous a director not to allow the character some redeeming displays of conscience before the domestic drama plays out.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Oct. 2025
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Downstairs, both bedrooms open onto a winter garden, with the primary suite featuring a polished en suite bath and generous storage.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Benevolent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/benevolent. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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