goodness

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Recent Examples of goodness Kreider is doing it out of the goodness of his heart. Michael Russo, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025 Thank goodness Vance Joseph’s defense is suffocating, spearheaded by Bonitto and Hufanga. Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 7 Sep. 2025 As Kevin, a truly reluctant hero who can’t escape his fundamental goodness, attempts to drive the kids and Mary across town, the Camp Fire explodes. Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2025 Grandma combines all of that cheesy, starchy goodness into one casserole dish instead. Phoebe Evans, Southern Living, 6 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, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Of course, the senators need to actually respect standards of economic expertise and integrity, but so far this has largely worked out in the history of the Fed — with both presidents and senators doing so.
    James B. Speta, Twin Cities, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Continue reading … FAITH KNOCKOUT – Ben Shapiro and Bill Maher clash over morality and the Bible.
    , FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • On September 16, 2022, a twenty-two-year-old Kurdish woman named Mahsa Jîna Amini was killed in Tehran by the city’s morality police.
    Fatemeh Jamalpour, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In Israel, resilience is not treated as a soft virtue but as a critical capability to absorb shocks, adapt fast, and rebuild after failure.
    Rchin Bari, Boston Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
  • That’s a shame because one of the biggest virtues of Zoox’s symmetrical 4-wheel-steering design is superior ability to do general PuDo.
    Brad Templeton, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • This honesty, paired with a focus on the fundamentals, helped his students achieve realistic, incremental progress.
    Maria Williams, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Somewhere in your honesty, someone else will find their courage—and that, more than any strategy or speech, is what transforms organizations.
    Marie Quintana, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025

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“Goodness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/goodness. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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