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
Rivalry redefined For Sprink, what makes his friendship with Van Rompaye special is that it isn’t dominated by transplant talk.
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Eryn Mathewson, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2025
Carrie and company paved the way for many more comedies about gal pals, but, especially in the years after the Great Recession, newer characters were content with modest trappings or had to contend with class differences across friendships.
—Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2025
Over the past three years, my ex and I have found our way back to friendship.
—Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2025
Selena Gomez and Taylor Swift both dated Jonas Brothers at the same time, but the real love story was the two women’s friendship that emerged from those romances.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 7 Aug. 2025
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Eryn Mathewson, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2025
Carrie and company paved the way for many more comedies about gal pals, but, especially in the years after the Great Recession, newer characters were content with modest trappings or had to contend with class differences across friendships.
—Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2025
Over the past three years, my ex and I have found our way back to friendship.
—Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2025
Selena Gomez and Taylor Swift both dated Jonas Brothers at the same time, but the real love story was the two women’s friendship that emerged from those romances.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 7 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for friendship
Noun
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But every actor, from Stephen Graham on down, had to bring a certain level of fearlessness and generosity of spirit to the project, and Baig was looking for those qualities as much as for the right faces to embody a community in the North of England.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
15 Aug. 2025
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Despite the cloud hanging over his head, Colvin continues to promote a narrative of success and generosity.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
11 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The brotherhoods sometimes recast their patron saints as relatives who naturally appreciated the African rhythms of their homelands.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
18 July 2025
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And the only way to survive is to build a community, build a brotherhood, build a nation that will keep resisting.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
9 July 2025
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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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As part of this distancing, Seoul promotes a narrative (as seen in its recent monuments and museums) that emphasizes Japan’s wartime violence and highlights Korean amity with China.—
Jennifer Lind,
Foreign Affairs,
5 Mar. 2015
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But Trump is testing the limits of their cordiality.—
Michael Collins,
USA Today,
1 Aug. 2025
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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
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A number of polls have shown broad early goodwill from U.S. Catholics and many Americans as August 16 marked the 100th day as leader of the Church.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Aug. 2025
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Karen Bozarth was all about spreading goodwill toward men – and women and children.—
Denise Crosby,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Cities were voted on based on the categories of sights and landmarks, culture, food, friendliness, shopping and value.—
Paula Soria,
AZCentral.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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The Expat Insider survey cites cost of living and friendliness as a few reasons why.—
Road Trips,
AFAR Media,
6 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Hendricks, the longtime Cub and 2016 World Series champion who’s now pitching for the Los Angeles Angels, instantly recognized Sandberg’s modesty and kindness.—
Patrick Mooney,
New York Times,
23 Aug. 2025
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His ability to uplift others, share kindness, and spread joy will forever remain in our memories.—
Luke Chinman,
People.com,
23 Aug. 2025
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Behind her dark wardrobe and dour demeanor lies benevolence and bravery.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
6 Aug. 2025
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Information in the memo line of the checks ranged from petty cash, birthday, benevolence and office to donor gifts and volunteer bonuses and gifts amounting to $178,276.—
Katie Nixon,
The Tennessean,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Friendship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/friendship. Accessed 31 Aug. 2025.
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