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
These kinds of assumptions are distracting and can hinder the possibility for a friendship to form.
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Seraphina Seow, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2025
Liz honors Stephen in her signature way, pairing his iconic songs with tales of their lifelong professional relationship and friendship.
—Jane Levere, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
The movie’s an odd-couple friendship affair, as Craig meets and immediately idolizes the cool neighbor up the block.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
Make your friendships more romantic and your romances more friendly, Aries.
—Colin Bedell, Them., 2 May 2025
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Seraphina Seow, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2025
Liz honors Stephen in her signature way, pairing his iconic songs with tales of their lifelong professional relationship and friendship.
—Jane Levere, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
The movie’s an odd-couple friendship affair, as Craig meets and immediately idolizes the cool neighbor up the block.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
Make your friendships more romantic and your romances more friendly, Aries.
—Colin Bedell, Them., 2 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for friendship
Noun
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And both Harrison and Pierce share a sort of commitment to their craft — professionalism, generosity on set.—
Ashley Hume , Larry Fink,
FOXNews.com,
14 May 2025
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Neuroscience shows that generosity activates reward centers in the brain.—
Matthew Scogin,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2025
Noun
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But with first pitch approaching and their kids in the crowd, both planned on putting jokes and their brotherhood aside in search of wins.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
20 May 2025
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Anastasio’s musical brotherhood since the populist ballot opened up in February.—
Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
22 Apr. 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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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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As the president expresses agitation toward district judges who block his policies nationwide, Trump so far has maintained more cordiality with Roberts, refusing to attack him personally.—
Zach Schonfeld,
The Hill,
23 Mar. 2025
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Such cordiality was impossible this time, and Dirk Hauser — head of media for Bayern’s academy then and to this day — had to keep the two men apart, in different parts of the old stadium.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
The Athletic,
27 Dec. 2024
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On May 12, Hamas released Edan Alexander, a soldier with Israeli and U.S. citizenship and the last American detainee in its hands, as a goodwill gesture to Trump, and there were rumors of a meeting between Trump and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2025
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These leaders build employee confidence and goodwill by practicing pay transparency and sharing data and information about remediation efforts with their employees. 10.—
John M. Bremen,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
Noun
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Ireland ranked number 23 in USA Today's ranking of the best countries in the world in 2024, primarily because of the friendliness of its people and its interesting Celtic heritage.—
Alex Ledsom,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2025
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Still, Stein's friendliness toward Republicans so far is somewhat unprecedented.—
Lucille Sherman,
Axios,
25 Mar. 2025
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Researchers explored how prosocial behavior, acts of genuine kindness and concern for others influences perceptions of physical attractiveness.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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But Mike throws the man’s kindness back in his face by knocking him out and lifting his watch and wallet.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
17 May 2025
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Practicing compassion, empathy and benevolence will help us on our quest — so put your best foot forward and show others how to love each other and fight for their beliefs.—
Lisa Stardust,
refinery29.com,
16 Aug. 2024
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Research has established that when weighing whether to trust someone, people generally make judgments about their competence, benevolence, and integrity.—
Allie Volpe,
Vox,
7 May 2025
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“Friendship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/friendship. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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