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as in kindness
an act of kind assistance
did me the courtesy of loaning me his jacket
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as in gesture
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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as in attentiveness
speech or behavior that is a sign of good breeding
a woman who responds to every situation with courtesy and kindness
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Recent Examples of courtesy
Below is the official season 22 synopsis, courtesy of Discovery.
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Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 23 Apr. 2026
See the full lineup below with language courtesy of the festival.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 23 Apr. 2026
Flavortown also comes to Stagecoach with cooking demos throughout the weekend courtesy of Guy Fieri and friends.
—Vanessa Franko, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
Myki Meeks was crowned as the Season 18 winner, taking home a $200,000 grand prize courtesy of RuPaul’s Drag Race Match Queen, a custom crown and scepter from Fierce Drag Jewels, and a year’s supply of Anastasia Beverly Hills Cosmetics.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 22 Apr. 2026
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Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 23 Apr. 2026
See the full lineup below with language courtesy of the festival.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 23 Apr. 2026
Flavortown also comes to Stagecoach with cooking demos throughout the weekend courtesy of Guy Fieri and friends.
—Vanessa Franko, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
Myki Meeks was crowned as the Season 18 winner, taking home a $200,000 grand prize courtesy of RuPaul’s Drag Race Match Queen, a custom crown and scepter from Fierce Drag Jewels, and a year’s supply of Anastasia Beverly Hills Cosmetics.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 22 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for courtesy
Noun
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Stay well, everyone, and know that small acts of kindness count.—
Helen Dennis,
Daily News,
19 Apr. 2026
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In the South, manners are all about genuine kindness and compassion.—
Katherine Owen,
Southern Living,
18 Apr. 2026
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Standing for the first time free of coffles on his feet, a man holds his broken chain aloft in a gesture that predates the Black Power fist that would become popular a century after this sculpture was hewn from rock.—
Tyehimba Jess,
ARTnews.com,
17 Apr. 2026
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Two team presidents sat inside the council chambers as the ordinance passed, more than a gesture of appreciation.—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
17 Apr. 2026
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There’s a gentleness, patience, care, and concentration in meaningful work, an attentiveness close to love, that embodies the best in culture.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Apr. 2026
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Once traversed by Genghis Khan, this is a focal point of Scythian-Turkic culture, whose arid slopes somehow sustain nomadic life that demands constant attentiveness to the environment.—
Rob Crossan,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Apr. 2026
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Together, the developments mark a turning point for the joint city-county agency, which has coordinated housing and services for people experiencing homelessness across the region for decades.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
25 Apr. 2026
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On most professional shoots a phone camera would be supplemented with lenses, stabilizers, and ancillary gear—or, in the case of Danny Boyle’s 28 Years Later (2025), up to twenty iPhones could be marshaled into service at once.—
Dennis Lim,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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Coward was a steak-and-kidney pie kind of fellow, and the characters in his plays obsessed over their manners, their tableware and their tea.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
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Coward was a steak-and-kidney-pie kind of fellow and the characters in his plays obsessed over their manners, their tableware and their tea.—
Chris Jones,
New York Daily News,
20 Apr. 2026
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Washington has publicly expressed the concern that Beijing has been secretly granted exclusive privileges to use the base, though Cambodian officials have repeatedly denied the accusations.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
22 Apr. 2026
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Dazzling, reckless Caitlin welcomes Vix into the heart of her sprawling, eccentric family, opening doors to a world of unimaginable privilege, sweeping her away to vacations on Martha’s Vineyard, an enchanting place where the two friends become summer sisters.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
21 Apr. 2026
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Honesty, honor, humility, truth, compassion, humanity, thoughtfulness, morality, true strength and decency.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
14 Apr. 2026
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When aligned with purpose and executed with thoughtfulness, the brand experience becomes a living ecosystem, constantly reinforced by meaningful interactions.—
Terri Liebler,
Rolling Stone,
9 Apr. 2026
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Each of the nine ships in the Windjammer fleet is individually owned and has a distinct personality, with beauty, grace, and speed as the unifying elements.—
Allison Tibaldi,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2026
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The Mummy is set up with the grace of Boris Karloff lumping around the catacombs.—
Gregory Nussen,
Deadline,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Courtesy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/courtesy. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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