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
The series doesn’t cheap on the intricacies of adult friendships either.
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 6 Aug. 2025
For a series with a foundation built on the power of strong female friendships, the main reason The Buccaneers ever worked in the first place, there was so little of that throughout season two, most notably in Nan’s arc, and the show really suffered for it.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2025
And that little meal at the house really did turn into the beginning of a most unusual friendship between a POW and the guard who saved him.
—Charles Pellegrino, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2025
But research on romantic beliefs suggests that idealizing a partner can actually predict greater disappointment over time, especially when initial chemistry masks incompatible values, true friendship or aligned long-term goals.
—Ximena Araya-Fischel, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 6 Aug. 2025
For a series with a foundation built on the power of strong female friendships, the main reason The Buccaneers ever worked in the first place, there was so little of that throughout season two, most notably in Nan’s arc, and the show really suffered for it.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2025
And that little meal at the house really did turn into the beginning of a most unusual friendship between a POW and the guard who saved him.
—Charles Pellegrino, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2025
But research on romantic beliefs suggests that idealizing a partner can actually predict greater disappointment over time, especially when initial chemistry masks incompatible values, true friendship or aligned long-term goals.
—Ximena Araya-Fischel, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for friendship
Noun
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Throughout the documentary, this film captures the essence of simplicity in the game, the joy of generosity, and the common thread of loving soccer.—
Jackie Gutierrez,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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Your capacity for empathy and generosity seems limited to Jan. 6.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
4 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
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
Noun
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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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Trump, who in July threatened 200% duties, wants to motivate drug companies to move operations to the US; several industry giants including Eli Lilly and Johnson & Johnson have announced US investment plans this year in a bid to build goodwill.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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As part of the transition, All3Media underwent significant restructuring, including a £62.6 million ($83.4 million) goodwill impairment charge that affected several of its key production units.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
6 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
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While vacation towns can range in dog friendliness, Asbury Park on the Jersey Shore stands out for its hyper-dog-friendly accomodations, activities, restaurants and more.—
Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
Noun
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These companies show that kindness and innovation go hand in hand.—
Nav Thethi,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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While the internet isn't necessarily known for its joy and kindness, Wylie has been blown away by the response since sharing the video on TikTok.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Flett told me about a graduate student from China who informed him that Confucianism requires perfection on as many as five different points: benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom, and trustworthiness.—
Leslie Jamison,
New Yorker,
4 Aug. 2025
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Participants responded to versions of the Portrait Values Questionnaire, created by social psychologist Shalom Schwartz, to assess 10 core human values: universalism, benevolence, conformity, tradition, security, self-direction, stimulation, hedonism, achievement and power.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
19 July 2025
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“Friendship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/friendship. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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