as in generosity
kindly concern, interest, or support
I appreciate your friendship during this difficult time for my family
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Recent Examples of friendship
Thank you for the music, for the vision, for the encouragement for the friendship.
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Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
29 June 2026
Thank you for the friendship bracelets and keepsakes, the warm welcomes, the cheers, the conversations.
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Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
29 June 2026
After camp, parents share that their children develop deeper friendships and a stronger sense of community.
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Lauren Barr,
New York Daily News,
29 June 2026
Our allegiance to Israel must end because this friendship is toxic.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
29 June 2026
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Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
29 June 2026
Thank you for the friendship bracelets and keepsakes, the warm welcomes, the cheers, the conversations.
—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
29 June 2026
After camp, parents share that their children develop deeper friendships and a stronger sense of community.
—
Lauren Barr,
New York Daily News,
29 June 2026
Our allegiance to Israel must end because this friendship is toxic.
—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
29 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for friendship
Recent Examples of Synonyms for friendship
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But a wiser course might be to emphasize a kind of counter-nostalgia, reclaiming a mythic past for the forces of tolerance and democratic generosity.
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Perhaps subsequent history shows that his generosity of spirit was misplaced.
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The cap’s crown is decorated with three clasping hands symbolizing unity and brotherhood.
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Grateful for that eternal brotherhood.
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Of course, their amity turned out to be a time bomb.
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His ease in the landscape, practical intelligence, local alliances, and obvious interest offer not just an escape, but one new amity – a true alternative to the abuse she’s endured.
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The cordiality and handsome looks of the dining room are exquisite reminders of elaborate Milanese design.
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Indianapolis didn't crack Nextdoor's list of the 20 friendliest cities in Indiana, but its separate ranking of neighborhoods in the Indy metro area finds plenty of cordiality in Central Indiana.
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Create together, letting goodwill guide the next draft forward.
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That goodwill also gets him a better look at the hospital security footage from the night of Ji’s disappearance.
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There’s the Swede promoting the power of ranch dressing, the Italians marveling at fountain drinks with ice and free refills, the English rhapsodizing over chicken parm and just about everyone shouting out the friendliness of the businesses that served them.
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Keewaydin Island Keewaydin Island is an eight-mile-long, undeveloped barrier island located between Naples and Marco Island, known for its totally unspoiled white-sand beaches and dog-friendliness.
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Maybe camaraderie and neighborliness will succeed where the Council’s blindness to our needs failed.
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The North Star State’s Minnesota Nice reputation has long encompassed progressive politics; a polite, if guarded, interpersonal demeanor; and a hearty neighborliness formed out of necessity during frigid winters.
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So to find herself so far from Alicent’s kindness and affirmation is really stark.
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The whole group went to the Haiti-Morocco game this weekend, closing a loop of kindness that extended beyond Thompson’s original gesture.
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“Friendship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/friendship. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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