1
as in services
an act of kind assistance
did me the courtesy of loaning me his jacket
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as in gestures
an act or utterance that is a customary show of good manners
the greeting "How are you?" is often intended as no more than a courtesy
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Recent Examples of courtesies
Small courtesies keep big efforts moving forward.
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Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 15 Mar. 2026
With both courtesies and catastrophes refusing to conform, the canton’s school board, publishers, and clergy were forced to produce multiple editions of primers, textbooks, and catechisms; sometimes five parallel print runs were needed for a population the size of a town.
—Simon Akam, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
Leonora measures out her days in courtesies and slights, the former dominating the beginning of the book, the latter rapidly gaining ground.
—Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025
Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 15 Mar. 2026
With both courtesies and catastrophes refusing to conform, the canton’s school board, publishers, and clergy were forced to produce multiple editions of primers, textbooks, and catechisms; sometimes five parallel print runs were needed for a population the size of a town.
—Simon Akam, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
Leonora measures out her days in courtesies and slights, the former dominating the beginning of the book, the latter rapidly gaining ground.
—Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for courtesies
Noun
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The spa The hotel offers spa services through The Spa at the Equinox gym, located on the fourth floor of the building.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
19 May 2026
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The screening in the Bazin theater in the Palais was paused so emergency services could assist the person, according to the Cannes press office.—
Pat Saperstein,
Variety,
19 May 2026
Noun
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The 15 Pro display supports the intuitive features of the espressoFlow software, which is available as a free download and provides extra features like the Glide feature and touch gestures when used with macOS or Windows.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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This generally eventuates into a series of back and forth hand gestures, in many cases accompanied by each person questioning the other’s heritage and legitimacy.—
Oc Register,
Oc Register,
18 May 2026
Noun
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Angelboy and TwinkleStar03 from the DEVCORE Research Team used an Improper Access Control bug to escalate privileges on Microsoft Windows 11 and were rewarded with a $30,000 bounty.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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Legal trouble, fines and losing driving privileges.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
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Its gentleness was, to me, one of its graces and one of its defining qualities.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
12 May 2026
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Hydrangeas have returned to Grumpy's good graces.—
Steve Bender,
Southern Living,
8 May 2026
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Then His unveiled, sweet mercies show Life’s burdens light.—
Douglas Sytsma,
Christian Science Monitor,
30 Jan. 2025
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The 41-year-old hadn’t fought in MMA since 2022, and his return performance suggests the layoff did him no favors.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
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That double standard does women’s sports no favors.—
Amber Harding OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
14 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Courtesies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/courtesies. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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