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
Software firm Adobe received a less-than-hospitable reception from the community after debuting on fast-growing X alternative Bluesky.
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Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 12 Apr. 2025
The weather was less hospitable, with 60 mph wind gusts whipping up a dust cloud that obscured the Sandia mountains abutting the city and triggering a health alert for people with respiratory conditions.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
Are your other cats being hospitable?
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
In recent years, Park City has been seen as a less-than-hospitable home.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2025
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Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 12 Apr. 2025
The weather was less hospitable, with 60 mph wind gusts whipping up a dust cloud that obscured the Sandia mountains abutting the city and triggering a health alert for people with respiratory conditions.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
Are your other cats being hospitable?
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
In recent years, Park City has been seen as a less-than-hospitable home.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hospitable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hospitable
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The draft will be held in Green Bay, and the NFL always brings in collegians who figure to be taken high, so Commissioner Roger Goodell can be the gracious host and hug them after they’re picked.—
Nick Canepa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Apr. 2025
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Rose was gracious as ever after his second straight time finishing second in a major, having lost out at Royal Troon last summer.—
Doug Ferguson,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Hospitable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hospitable. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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