friendliness

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Recent Examples of friendliness This isn’t the kind of spa where employees avoid your eyeline or won’t greet you in the hallways for fear of interrupting your inner peace, and this genuine friendliness comes as a welcome surprise in the often-intimidating heart of Hollywood. Emma Specter, Vogue, 3 June 2025 Patient Satisfaction Scores Patient satisfaction scores (also known as CSATs, or customer satisfaction scores) provide direct feedback on specific aspects of the care received, such as staff friendliness, wait times and communication. Ajay Prasad, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025 That left them no option but to mingle with locals to get directions, sparking encounters that have unlocked a full display of friendliness from Japanese people. Chris Lau, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2025 The viral video of Frank's friendliness has over 16 million views on TikTok. Kelli Bender, People.com, 3 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for friendliness
Recent Examples of Synonyms for friendliness
Noun
  • Topline President Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s months-long friendship continued to devolve in spectacular fashion this week as the world’s richest man and the world’s most powerful man engaged in a brutal back-and-forth on their respective social media platforms and beyond.
    Sara Dorn, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • Luckily, the bride didn't see the white dress as a betrayal to their friendship.
    Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 30 June 2025
Noun
  • Other thinkers have reflected on the generosity of the shrub and its fruit.
    The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 27 June 2025
  • Unfortunately, a drunken Ben makes a heinous error in judgment that abruptly extinguishes the generosity of their hosts.
    Dennis Harvey, Variety, 27 June 2025
Noun
  • But while Trump and Putin speak of each other with cordiality, relations are testier between the two countries than the rhetoric would indicate.
    Astha Rajvanshi, NBC news, 26 May 2025
  • His finest strengths are personality and cordiality, and both were amplified on the stage.
    Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2025
Noun
  • Indeed, the designer’s intentions are based on high ideals — kindness, tolerance and humility among them — even if his methods can sometime shock.
    Miles Socha, Footwear News, 25 June 2025
  • Coach Wall was a remarkable individual whose kindness and genuine spirit touched all who knew him.
    Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025
Noun
  • That reservoir of goodwill, built slowly over time, becomes a stabilizing force in moments of chaos.
    Edward Segal, Forbes.com, 22 June 2025
  • The mission will foster goodwill, strengthen existing partnerships with partner nations, and encourage the establishment of new partnerships among countries, non-federal entities, and international organizations.
    Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025

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“Friendliness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/friendliness. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.

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