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
What came after this presentation was a seemingly lifelong friendship between Talley and Saint Laurent.
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Essence, 4 Nov. 2025
According to Saunders and Vernon, customers are increasingly using fragrance as a wellness tool, to boost or create a mood, and even to reinforce a sense of friendship and community.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 4 Nov. 2025
Vogt and Trier maintained their friendship by taking advantage of student discounts on the Eurostar train.
—Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
Ronnie blames Lilly, putting an abrupt end to their budding friendship.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 3 Nov. 2025
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Essence, 4 Nov. 2025
According to Saunders and Vernon, customers are increasingly using fragrance as a wellness tool, to boost or create a mood, and even to reinforce a sense of friendship and community.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 4 Nov. 2025
Vogt and Trier maintained their friendship by taking advantage of student discounts on the Eurostar train.
—Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
Ronnie blames Lilly, putting an abrupt end to their budding friendship.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 3 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for friendship
Noun
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The Brown family is among the wealthiest families in the country, and its generosity over generations has left an undeniable mark on Louisville.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
26 Oct. 2025
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Still, Kozlin says she was overwhelmed by Evelyn’s generosity.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Yennefer is back with the sisterhood formerly known as the brotherhood, but things aren't going super-well for the magical mavens, decimated in ranks by the evil Vilgefortz (Mahesh Jadu) and hated by the public for, well, reasons.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
30 Oct. 2025
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But since their start through a 2022 audition program &AUDITION-The Howling, the nine members have proven that their story is anything but simple — a journey of passion, challenge and brotherhood.—
Billboard Korea,
Billboard,
29 Oct. 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 critical test is whether the trade imbalance is reset, and that will take a lot more than a few small gestures of goodwill.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
USA Today,
2 Nov. 2025
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And while the leaders’ public performances were meant to signal mutual goodwill between the trading partners, plenty of complications and tensions remain.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
31 Oct. 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
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But Kwei, in the first display of mercy or kindness that Dek has ever seen, refuses to slay his own brother.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
4 Nov. 2025
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Dick Cheney was a great and good man who taught his children and grandchildren to love our country, and to live lives of courage, honor, love, kindness, and fly fishing.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Friendship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/friendship. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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