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
The final contest between Ali and Frazier was the culmination of a relationship that had begun in friendship but curdled into deep enmity, the decisive battle in a war that had become larger than the two men in the ring.
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Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
Built in 1788 for Colonel William Persse on his homecoming return from the American War of Independence, where his friendship with General George Washington had inspired the property’s name, this enchanting villa hugs the coastline of Ireland’s North County Clare.
—Laura Manske, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Take a look back at their friendship through the years.
—Kelsie Gibson, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
Angela Flournoy follows her highly honored first novel, The Turner House (2016), with an illuminating polyphonic exploration of the glorious heights and darkest lows of friendships among four women.
—Jane Ciabattari
september 16, Literary Hub, 16 Sep. 2025
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Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
Built in 1788 for Colonel William Persse on his homecoming return from the American War of Independence, where his friendship with General George Washington had inspired the property’s name, this enchanting villa hugs the coastline of Ireland’s North County Clare.
—Laura Manske, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Take a look back at their friendship through the years.
—Kelsie Gibson, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
Angela Flournoy follows her highly honored first novel, The Turner House (2016), with an illuminating polyphonic exploration of the glorious heights and darkest lows of friendships among four women.
—Jane Ciabattari
september 16, Literary Hub, 16 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for friendship
Noun
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Through these tactics, Iftiu is trying to pay forward the generosity he's received within the system.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Alongside framing a poetics of wonder and wander, the writings across this trinity of works give us glimpses into how the world taught Oliver to love, a generosity revealed in what has sometimes been seen as lack.—
Natalie Diaz
September 11,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The Last Viking, the latest collaboration between Danish writer-director Anders Thomas Jensen and his longtime muses Mads Mikkelsen and Nikolaj Lie Kaas, is a wild, darkly comic fable about brotherhood, identity and the limits of sanity.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Sep. 2025
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But even in an exhibition game with city bragging rights on the line, Lackey said the competition is all about brotherhood.—
Craig Shoup,
Nashville Tennessean,
6 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Instead, Starr would be my roving ambassador of joy and amity in an America that felt starved of such things.—
Mark Leibovich,
The Atlantic,
31 Mar. 2025
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Those who yearn for peace and stability, commerce and comradery, amity with our friends and neighbors?—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Visuals of exaggerated cordiality between the Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India, President Vladimir Putin of Russia, and President Xi Jinping of China at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit on September 1 displayed China’s convening power.—
Shyam Saran,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025
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One of the institute’s medical personnel, Farah (Kate Dickie), greets them with the kind of clinical cordiality that undercuts its outwardly soothing welcome with unnerving detachment.—
Jake Cole,
IndieWire,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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While bad blood around the contests - watched by literally hundreds of millions around the world - had often been fuelled by nationalistic fans and warring governments, the players had generally shown sportsmanship and goodwill on the field.—
Tristan Lavalette,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The hope has been left in the desert, and the goodwill has dried up.—
DIAMOND VENCES,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In the South, friendliness is not a passing state but a way of life.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
9 Sep. 2025
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Next year, this historic eatery celebrates 80 years of serving tasty, homestyle fare with neighborly friendliness.—
Sarah Kuta,
Denver Post,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Because of its smallish size, Kentucky’s capital (population 28,000) is a city where neighborliness and politics go hand in hand.—
Robin Roenker,
Southern Living,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Having a solid structure in place can allow kindness to thrive without compromising the performance of your team or operations.—
Roxana Diaconu,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Your loving kindness stays with me.—
Carson Blackwelder,
People.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Friendship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/friendship. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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