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
Their friendship goes back over 20 years, when Kobo was a graduate student at New York University and befriended Hoffman at her sample sales.
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Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 26 Jan. 2026
Her Zelig-like ability to be everywhere history was happening, and her friendships with everyone from Allen Ginsberg to Joan Baez (who sings with the teenage Faithfull while Bob Dylan types away in the background in Don’t Look Back).
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 26 Jan. 2026
Its members follow a path of no return, living underground lives built on bank robberies, attacks, friendship, family, and love — all under the perpetual threat of prison or death.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 26 Jan. 2026
The shop has been known to be a place of comfort, safety, and friendship.
—Pamela Brown, Hartford Courant, 26 Jan. 2026
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Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 26 Jan. 2026
Her Zelig-like ability to be everywhere history was happening, and her friendships with everyone from Allen Ginsberg to Joan Baez (who sings with the teenage Faithfull while Bob Dylan types away in the background in Don’t Look Back).
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 26 Jan. 2026
Its members follow a path of no return, living underground lives built on bank robberies, attacks, friendship, family, and love — all under the perpetual threat of prison or death.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 26 Jan. 2026
The shop has been known to be a place of comfort, safety, and friendship.
—Pamela Brown, Hartford Courant, 26 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for friendship
Noun
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The strained awkwardness of Adelina and Alban’s gestures of generosity underscore the class disparity between the city dwellers and their relatives.—
Sheri Linden,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Jan. 2026
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Hunter echoes that sentiment, pointing to Donna’s professional success and generosity of spirit.—
Dawn Klavon,
PEOPLE,
30 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Night of Sorrows, Overall Winner; Zamora, Spain During the Yacente procession at Zamora, Spain on Holy Thursday, a lone penitent walks barefoot across Zamora’s Plaza de la Catedral moments before the brotherhood’s final gathering.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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The four core tenets are work, brotherhood, violence and truth.—
Michael-Shawn Dugar,
New York Times,
26 Jan. 2026
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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
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All that being said, cordiality may be the path of least resistance for the sake of your other relationships.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Denver Post,
12 Dec. 2025
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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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The speed and strength of Republicans’ pushback Monday is a true testament to Powell’s ability to cultivate goodwill with lawmakers — and the very real risk the investigation poses to markets.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
13 Jan. 2026
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Personal interaction allows tone and goodwill to be clearly communicated.—
Olivia McIntosh,
Martha Stewart,
12 Jan. 2026
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The service From the smiles that greet travellers at the front door to the housekeepers, restaurant staff, and pool attendants, there’s a sense of friendliness here that cascades down from the effortlessly charming general manager, Pep Lozano.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 Jan. 2026
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Its sustainability efforts go beyond basic nods to eco-friendliness.—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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This preservation is ensured through strict weavers’ guild regulations, a vigilant (both positive and negative) neighborliness, and careful resource management.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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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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For months afterward, kindness arrived in unexpected forms — neighbors bringing food, strangers offering furniture, friends calling daily.—
Jonathan Taplin,
Rolling Stone,
7 Jan. 2026
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Does their lack of kindness grant you permission to respond with equal insensitivity or even cruelty?—
Michael Isaacson,
Sun Sentinel,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Friendship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/friendship. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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