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Recent Examples of cruelty-free
The brand believes that clean beauty should be readily accessible to all, delivering a range of gentle, vegan, and cruelty-free cosmetics that take the guesswork out of caring for your complexion.
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Kiana Murden, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2025
It's got that signature briny taste of the sea while being completely made from plants (and therefore cruelty-free).
—Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Aug. 2025
The store’s body care section has products free from parabens, sulfates, and often cruelty-free and vegan.
—Charlotte Observer, 22 Aug. 2025
In addition, the company's research and development procedures are cruelty-free.
—Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 6 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for cruelty-free
Kiana Murden, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2025
It's got that signature briny taste of the sea while being completely made from plants (and therefore cruelty-free).
—Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Aug. 2025
The store’s body care section has products free from parabens, sulfates, and often cruelty-free and vegan.
—Charlotte Observer, 22 Aug. 2025
In addition, the company's research and development procedures are cruelty-free.
—Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 6 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for cruelty-free
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cruelty-free
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The project is administered by Local Media Foundation, tax ID #36‐4427750, a Section 501(c)(3) charitable trust affiliated with Local Media Association.—
April Quevedo,
jsonline.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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The project can't be taken off the township's tax rolls by being sold or leased to a nonprofit charitable or other tax-exempt entity.—
Keith Matheny,
Freep.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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Nevertheless, a fundamental strain exists between H&M’s corporate and altruistic identities.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
31 Oct. 2025
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An altruistic donation — also known as a non-directed living donation — is when someone donates an organ to a stranger, Weill Cornell Medicine explains.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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In a sector where sustainability often stops at the label, this model carries the virtue of being both circular and selfless.—
Maria Williams,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 2025
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Khloé praised her mom for her selfless gesture.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Oct. 2025
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Both were extremely philanthropic with not only their money but their time.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
5 Nov. 2025
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These are not philanthropic gestures.—
Olivier Wenden,
Fortune,
14 Oct. 2025
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At the time, the blockades crippled transportation routes and hospital services and prompted international warnings about a humanitarian crisis in the country, which was reeling from a devastating earthquake.—
MUHIB RAHMAN,
Foreign Affairs,
12 Nov. 2025
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Two people were killed when a small aircraft carrying humanitarian relief supplies to Jamaica crashed in Coral Springs, Florida, authorities and a religious ministry said.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
11 Nov. 2025
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On the other hand, unselfish employees tend to build stronger professional relationships and are more likely to get promoted than selfish ones, each potentially leading to higher incomes over time, research shows.—
Ashton Jackson
Natalie Wu,
CNBC,
29 Oct. 2025
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The locker room has to be unselfish.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
28 Oct. 2025
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From the perspective of a world of increasingly unimaginable maldistribution of resources, cascading ecological collapse, a genocide cheered on by a putatively liberal order, both are barbarisms.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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Rodriguez is running in the 21st Assembly District, which is also leans more liberal after the 2024 adoption of new electoral maps.—
Molly Beck,
jsonline.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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Researchers finally confirmed the noble identity of skeletal remains first discovered over a hundred years ago.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Nov. 2025
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Guiteau, though, is a lot less noble than Garfield, and a lot less humble.—
David Bianculli,
NPR,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Cruelty-free.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cruelty-free. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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