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
The design firm behind the new suites, Woods Bagot, has a strong rooting amid luxury hospitality and travel projects, including working on the Antognolla Retreat and Villas in Umbria, Italy, and the Six Senses Residences, Dubai Marina in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, according to the company.
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Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 13 Apr. 2026
Sectors with losses ranging from 4,500 to 4,000 included trade, transportation, and utilities; leisure and hospitality; manufacturing and financial activities.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 13 Apr. 2026
Limited premium ticket packages will also be available beginning April 20 with preferred parking at Nebraska Furniture Mart, VIP viewing and hospitality upgrades in the several Sporting premium clubs.
—Pj Green
april 13, Kansas City Star, 13 Apr. 2026
Entrepreneur Alexis Stoudemire has been based in North Miami Beach for 15 years and has seen how Miami nightlife and hospitality haveschanged over time.
—Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 13 Apr. 2026
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Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 13 Apr. 2026
Sectors with losses ranging from 4,500 to 4,000 included trade, transportation, and utilities; leisure and hospitality; manufacturing and financial activities.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 13 Apr. 2026
Limited premium ticket packages will also be available beginning April 20 with preferred parking at Nebraska Furniture Mart, VIP viewing and hospitality upgrades in the several Sporting premium clubs.
—Pj Green
april 13, Kansas City Star, 13 Apr. 2026
Entrepreneur Alexis Stoudemire has been based in North Miami Beach for 15 years and has seen how Miami nightlife and hospitality haveschanged over time.
—Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 13 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hospitality
Noun
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His is a work of coming to terms with the odds, surviving them, and doing so with grace, radiance, generosity, and spirit.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Apr. 2026
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He was touched and impressed, assuming that would be the weight of her generosity.—
David Folkenflik,
NPR,
15 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Dolores is a tribute to all of us to continue the struggle for justice and humanity — not to be caught up in an ideology for a cause that is greater than our basic human needs for kindness, dignity and belonging.—
Lynn DeWoskin Covarrubias,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Apr. 2026
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Send a caring text because kindness opens doors without fuss.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
10 Apr. 2026
Noun
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But, most importantly, her warmth and friendliness make the difference.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Apr. 2026
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And the openness and the friendliness and the happy faces.—
Annie Alleman,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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Indianapolis didn't crack Nextdoor's list of the 20 friendliest cities in Indiana, but its separate ranking of neighborhoods in the Indy metro area finds plenty of cordiality in Central Indiana.—
Jordan Smith,
IndyStar,
27 Feb. 2026
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Liberated from this approach to economic warfare, relations with allies may recover some of their former cordiality.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Hospitality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hospitality. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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