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Recent Examples of congeniality
Member Ian Galton said moving forward the board needs to work on congeniality and being more efficient.
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Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 July 2025
But that general congeniality isn’t translating to on-court discipline, a crucial problem for Marsh to grapple with as a first-year coach.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2025
The goal for all business leaders hiring or training teams should be to emphasize the importance of congeniality, sociability and warmth–these attributes go a long way in building brand affinity and customer loyalty.
—Michael Shooster, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
Missoula, Montana, where he was born, bequeathed him a folksy Eagle Scout congeniality, all nasal delivery and gee-whiz enthusiasm.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 4 Feb. 2025
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Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 July 2025
But that general congeniality isn’t translating to on-court discipline, a crucial problem for Marsh to grapple with as a first-year coach.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2025
The goal for all business leaders hiring or training teams should be to emphasize the importance of congeniality, sociability and warmth–these attributes go a long way in building brand affinity and customer loyalty.
—Michael Shooster, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
Missoula, Montana, where he was born, bequeathed him a folksy Eagle Scout congeniality, all nasal delivery and gee-whiz enthusiasm.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 4 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for congeniality
Noun
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But, most importantly, her warmth and friendliness make the difference.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Apr. 2026
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And the openness and the friendliness and the happy faces.—
Annie Alleman,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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Jen and Conrad's friendship continued on The Hills, which documented an on- and off-screen fallout involving Brody Jenner, Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt.—
Rachel McRady,
PEOPLE,
13 Apr. 2026
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Between carting narcotics across the border to Mexico, Rue and Faye (Chloe Cherry) form a close friendship, though Rue hangs on to ties to her past.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
13 Apr. 2026
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But one suspected the real reason for Huang’s geniality lay elsewhere.—
Billy Perrigo,
Time,
16 Dec. 2025
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Riley, a Northern California native, who has always exuded a Zen-like geniality, was part of a generation of young American composers who had turned away from audience-alienating atonal music, which had been proselytized by their teachers in the science-minded postwar academy.—
William Robin,
New Yorker,
26 Aug. 2025
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Of course, their amity turned out to be a time bomb.—
Gary Baum,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Apr. 2026
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His ease in the landscape, practical intelligence, local alliances, and obvious interest offer not just an escape, but one new amity – a true alternative to the abuse she’s endured.—
Erin Douglass,
Christian Science Monitor,
26 Nov. 2025
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Indianapolis didn't crack Nextdoor's list of the 20 friendliest cities in Indiana, but its separate ranking of neighborhoods in the Indy metro area finds plenty of cordiality in Central Indiana.—
Jordan Smith,
IndyStar,
27 Feb. 2026
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Liberated from this approach to economic warfare, relations with allies may recover some of their former cordiality.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
20 Feb. 2026
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Increasingly, teens and adults are turning to artificial intelligence chatbots for companionship and emotional support, recent studies and surveys show.—
Rhitu Chatterjee,
NPR,
10 Apr. 2026
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In response, people turned to dogs, which offered some combination of protection and companionship.—
Rachel Sugar,
Curbed,
8 Apr. 2026
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This ancient beverage, derived from the roots of the Piper methysticum plant, is typically consumed to produce sedative and euphoric effects that might increase sociability and reduce anxiety.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
11 Feb. 2026
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Takefumi explored whether dog ownership could affect sociability by exposing mice to the oral microbiomes found in the dog-owning group, then assessed their social behaviors.—
Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
27 Jan. 2026
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Getting the debt down to a manageable size will take sacrifice in the way of cuts and tax increases, which are difficult even in times of relative political comity.—
Michael Smolens,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
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And the promise of comity was dramatically torn apart.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Congeniality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/congeniality. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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