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Recent Examples of duteous
Lord John and Claire check up on Henry (Harry Jarvis), who is doing very well, thanks to Mercy’s (Gloria Obianyo) duteous care.
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Lincee Ray, EW.com, 7 Dec. 2024
The administrator in him favors the long view; the duteous building of a team over the course of years.
—John Altavilla, courant.com, 12 May 2017
Lincee Ray, EW.com, 7 Dec. 2024
The administrator in him favors the long view; the duteous building of a team over the course of years.
—John Altavilla, courant.com, 12 May 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for duteous
Adjective
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Spots is canine loyalty personified, and Schreiber voices the role like a dutiful soldier.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
12 June 2025
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Then, as the moon reaches its peak in Sagittarius on June 11, your dutiful sixth house of health, routines and acts of service are highlighted, pushing you to examine everything from your day-to-day tasks to your work-life balance.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
4 June 2025
Adjective
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The Duke of Sussex sat and shared a friendly conversation with her and Jack at his last major royal event — King Charles' coronation in May 2023 — and Eugenie's amiable interaction with Nonoo seems to continue the trend of the cousins being on good terms.—
Meredith Kile,
People.com,
24 June 2025
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But keep an eye on their amiable cousin Aurora, because her fate this season might be far worse than Agnes'.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
23 June 2025
Adjective
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From a very young age, many of us are socialized to prioritize the needs of others—be accommodating, nurturing, and agreeable—while suppressing our own.—
Julia Korn,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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Speaking ahead of Haslem, Morris did not have to be as diplomatic and was effusive as the Heat being best for Durant, with the Suns believed to be working with Durant toward a mutually agreeable landing spot.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
20 June 2025
Adjective
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The scale asks whether a respondent tends to prefer children who are obedient, well behaved and well mannered or children who are independent, creative and considerate.—
Adam Eichen,
The Conversation,
11 June 2025
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Those who tend to favor obedient children are scored as having more authoritarian views.—
Adam Eichen,
The Conversation,
11 June 2025
Adjective
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Where Chelsea’s domestic overseers have been largely acquiescent to their accounting ingenuity, the same can’t be said abroad.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2025
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Netanyahu appears convinced that his country’s security, along with his own political survival, depends on prolonging the military offensives and keeping both Gaza and Lebanon ungovernable, and therefore acquiescent.—
Mohanad Hage Ali,
Foreign Affairs,
1 Nov. 2024
Adjective
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To date, more than 11,000 TikTok users have commented on the post, with many voicing their comedic takes on the viral moment and the cat's obliging demeanor.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 May 2025
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Related Articles Until now exhibitions culminated in Saint Laurent’s studio on the upper floor of the museum, obliging visitors to backtrack toward the exit.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
22 May 2025
Adjective
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Moreover, the website adds that these animals are usually quite docile in nature and are generally not known to attack humans.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 June 2025
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This was a bird so docile and unafraid of environmental threats it was hunted out of existence in less than 100 years.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
Adjective
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But while the Internet is torn over whether Carpenter’s submissive position on the Man’s Best Friend cover is funny or degrading, Whoopi Goldberg was more concerned with something else.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
12 June 2025
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By contrast, a beta is supposedly weak and submissive—a follower.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Duteous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/duteous. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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