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
When Escobedo turned 50 in 2016, Kimmel looked back on their friendship, which started when Kimmel and his family moved to Las Vegas in 1977.
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Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 11 Nov. 2025
The odd online friendship has since evolved into a recurring source of entertainment for followers—and this latest exchange only deepened that fascination.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
The star — and wife of President Donald Trump's controversial Department of Health and Human Services head, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — revealed an update on her friendship with liberal comedian David during an appearance on Billy Bush's Hot Mics talk show.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2025
That time and friendship were essential; they were nurtured through and through, and taught me how the feeling — and the rawness — of the human experience can be evoked through images, especially the crucial experience of having a true friend as a young Black girl navigating the world.
—Caterina De Biasio, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2025
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Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 11 Nov. 2025
The odd online friendship has since evolved into a recurring source of entertainment for followers—and this latest exchange only deepened that fascination.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
The star — and wife of President Donald Trump's controversial Department of Health and Human Services head, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — revealed an update on her friendship with liberal comedian David during an appearance on Billy Bush's Hot Mics talk show.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2025
That time and friendship were essential; they were nurtured through and through, and taught me how the feeling — and the rawness — of the human experience can be evoked through images, especially the crucial experience of having a true friend as a young Black girl navigating the world.
—Caterina De Biasio, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for friendship
Noun
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Traditional holiday themes of generosity, salvation, and tradition are mostly absent here.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Nov. 2025
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The home and collection were simply stunning, and her generosity in hosting a private viewing for our Women’s Fund gave us rare, unrushed time with the work.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Marshawn will forever be a part of the Bronco brotherhood.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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Elsewhere, an unexpected power shift darkens the brotherhood bond between Phil (Adrian Holmes) and Geoffrey (Jimmy Akingbola), whose loyalties to the Banks family are tested.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
3 Nov. 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
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The revealing split highlights both goodwill and growing fatigue across the country's complicated tipping culture, according to the CouponCabin study.—
Peter Burke,
FOXNews.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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And if that can happen to retail giants with decades of consumer goodwill, imagine the stakes for entertainment and cultural brands — where loyalty is fleeting, audiences are global and competition is relentless.—
Kimberly S. Reed,
Rolling Stone,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Finance website WalletHub compared the 100 largest cities in America, looking at 19 key indicators of livability, affordability and veteran-friendliness in a new report published on Monday.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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For people like Wasefi, with sisters and nieces back home, no amount of tourist-friendliness can compensate for this disaster.—
Vidushi Mishti Sharma,
Rolling Stone,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Reviewing a bunch of doorbell camera footage leads Elsbeth and Donnelly to a conversation about varying definitions of neighborliness.—
Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2025
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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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Squid Game is an elimination game, but there are these moments of deep altruism and kindness even amongst it.—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Nov. 2025
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The space is charming, and the entire team radiates warmth and kindness.—
Carlos Rico,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Nov. 2025
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“Friendship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/friendship. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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