goodness

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Recent Examples of goodness We are left with her example of courage, her infinite goodness and the memories that will always accompany us. Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025 The idea that our greatness comes from our goodness. Billy Ray, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2025 Kirk mentioned love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, gentleness, and self-control. Michael Luo, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025 Thank goodness for the little things. Paul Cappiello, Louisville Courier Journal, 24 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for goodness
Recent Examples of Synonyms for goodness
Noun
  • Donate today to preserve the quality and integrity of local journalism.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2025
  • There is professional integrity (as an analyst).
    Adam Crafton, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Released in 1936, this morality tale against marijuana was financed by a long-defunct church group called the Motion Picture Guild.
    Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Spare us the lesson in morality on peace if your goal is escalation.
    Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Growing longer, healthier hair takes a lot of patience—a virtue that clashes with social media’s instant gratification itch.
    Grace McCarty, Glamour, 2 Oct. 2025
  • In his mind, the army was not a caste apart but an instrument of the republic – an arena in which self-command and civic virtue were tested.
    Maurizio Valsania, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • What if leadership looked less like certainty — and more like honesty?
    Rochelle Ratkaj, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Over nearly three decades, Baumbach has built a career chronicling families in crisis and artists at the crossroads, his films combining biting wit with an unflinching emotional honesty.
    Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2025

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“Goodness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/goodness. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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