as in gracious
showing a natural kindness and courtesy especially in social situations
the family is unfailingly hospitable whenever guests show up unexpectedly at their summer cottage
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Recent Examples of hospitable
An installation at a Danish university campus employed these bricks to form wiggly pathways hospitable to marine life, which induce campus-goers to move in an undulating path and perhaps to think more like fish, said Christiansen in a video interview before the conference.
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Laura Rysman, New York Times, 21 May 2025
The ultimate message is one of dehumanization—treating people like pawns who can be moved at will around a global chessboard, to countries that sound less hospitable, and, in many cases, do, in fact, have poor human-rights records.
—Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 16 May 2025
Any hospitable neighbors hoping to welcome the new owners would have had to travel roughly 6,700 miles to meet them.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 May 2025
The big picture: Everyday gardeners can start helping monarchs now by planting a pollinator garden with milkweed (the only plant the butterflies will lay eggs on) and nectar-producing plants (for eating) that can provide a hospitable habitat for migrating monarchs.
—Jessica Boehm, Axios, 28 Mar. 2025
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Laura Rysman, New York Times, 21 May 2025
The ultimate message is one of dehumanization—treating people like pawns who can be moved at will around a global chessboard, to countries that sound less hospitable, and, in many cases, do, in fact, have poor human-rights records.
—Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 16 May 2025
Any hospitable neighbors hoping to welcome the new owners would have had to travel roughly 6,700 miles to meet them.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 May 2025
The big picture: Everyday gardeners can start helping monarchs now by planting a pollinator garden with milkweed (the only plant the butterflies will lay eggs on) and nectar-producing plants (for eating) that can provide a hospitable habitat for migrating monarchs.
—Jessica Boehm, Axios, 28 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hospitable
gracious
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Everyone on set was so gracious and created such a safe space.—
Jennifer Adams,
StyleCaster,
5 June 2025
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Though the mill and its towering chimney are long gone, the house remains—gracious, elegant, and full of period charm.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
2 June 2025
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“Hospitable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hospitable. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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