as in generosity
friendly or courteous treatment of others
The couple thanked their host for his hospitality.
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Recent Examples of hospitality
In November, Fieri partnered with Rocco’s Tacos & Tequila Bar in Boca Raton to raise money for hospitality workers who lost their jobs following hurricanes.
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Kimberly Miller, USA Today, 13 June 2025
Dine with Dad at SoFi Stadium If your dad is a fan of football, treat him to a premium brunch buffet served inside an exclusive suite, complete with beautiful views and first-class hospitality.
—Charlie Vargas, Oc Register, 10 June 2025
Down in Mississippi, Area 51 Ice Cream in Hernando offers inventive, small-batch flavors like Blueberry Cobbler and Blackberry Goat Cheese—all served with a side of small-town hospitality.
—Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 1 June 2025
The following two books here are not about cooking or food per se, but sit happily in the world of hospitality.
—Kristin L. Wolfe, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
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Kimberly Miller, USA Today, 13 June 2025
Dine with Dad at SoFi Stadium If your dad is a fan of football, treat him to a premium brunch buffet served inside an exclusive suite, complete with beautiful views and first-class hospitality.
—Charlie Vargas, Oc Register, 10 June 2025
Down in Mississippi, Area 51 Ice Cream in Hernando offers inventive, small-batch flavors like Blueberry Cobbler and Blackberry Goat Cheese—all served with a side of small-town hospitality.
—Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 1 June 2025
The following two books here are not about cooking or food per se, but sit happily in the world of hospitality.
—Kristin L. Wolfe, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hospitality
Noun
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Such a life of snippets from childhood to young adulthood shows the initial foundation of a journey driven by great wine and fantastic food, shared in an atmosphere of generosity and wonderment.—
Cathrine Todd,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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His integrity and generosity of spirit touched everyone who had the privilege to work with him.—
Robert Z. Pearlman,
Space.com,
5 June 2025
Noun
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But in the fleet, pacey manner of the editing, toggling between private and public moments with highlight-reel efficiency, the film is a stirring glimpse of top-down kindness as a winning leadership style.—
Robert Abele,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2025
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Critically, the Predator’s language is translated so that the three warriors can understand their captors, but that kindness does not extend to letting the prisoners understand each other.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
13 June 2025
Noun
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Ring In 2017, a study in the journal Science Advances concluded this friendliness may have been a result of genetic changes over an extended period of time.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 June 2025
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This isn’t the kind of spa where employees avoid your eyeline or won’t greet you in the hallways for fear of interrupting your inner peace, and this genuine friendliness comes as a welcome surprise in the often-intimidating heart of Hollywood.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
3 June 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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His finest strengths are personality and cordiality, and both were amplified on the stage.—
Bob Gendron,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2025
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“Hospitality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hospitality. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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