benevolently

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Recent Examples of benevolently Vance Joseph tried outfitting himself in a modest tone, even if his unit hasn’t exactly acted benevolently toward its training camp counterpart. Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for benevolently
Adverb
  • But sellers do not offer lower prices to some consumers altruistically.
    George Slover, Time, 6 Aug. 2025
  • And while Spock's heroics necessitated a major plot twist to revive his character for the next Star Trek sequel, teaching turbines to behave altruistically requires just a small (but intelligent) tweak to their control systems.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 1 July 2019
Adverb
  • In effect, this is just a trope of mondo films — or, less charitably, mockumentaries.
    Sam Bodrojan, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
  • And kudos to Leeds goalkeeper Karl Darlow, above, for charitably helping them on their way.
    Phil Hay, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
Adverb
  • To take part in the challenge, participants were required to pass an online training, as per the event's website, and had to kill the pythons humanely.
    Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Ikejime is the technique used by Japanese fishermen for centuries to slaughter fish instantly and humanely by inserting a spike into the brain.
    Akiko Katayama, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Adverb
  • Four neighbors who acted selflessly when a plane crash-landed on a Pembroke Pines street three weeks ago are the reason the night of July 13 didn’t end in tragedy.
    Angie DiMichele, Sun Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2025
Adverb
  • Nor from showing how Bull unselfishly and painfully gets in the way when preventing Sterling from mounting his beloved Honey.
    Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2025
Adverb
  • In the film, Maddie cheerfully navigates the politics of her jealous co-worker (Claudia O’Doherty), exacting boss (Connor O’Malley) and lesbian BFF (Berlant) at the sunny studios of Gourmaybe.
    Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The song cheerfully encourages kids to use the potty at pivotal times throughout the day—namely before heading to school and before climbing in bed at the end of the day.
    Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 27 Aug. 2025

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

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