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as in kind
having or marked by sympathy and consideration for others
brought homemade chicken soup out of kindly concern for my health
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as in helpful
promoting or contributing to personal or social well-being
a vegetarian diet can be very kindly to a person hoping to lose a few pounds
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as in nicely
with good reason or courtesy
would you kindly hand me the scissors?
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as in pretty
chiefly Southern
to some degree or extent
their visit was kindly a surprise
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Recent Examples of kindly
Peter Debruge, Variety, 5 July 2025
Dave, a former firefighter, needs the help, because there are two serial arsonists — called the Divide & Conquer arsonist and the Milk Jug arsonist — active in the city, and his kindly boss, Greg Kinnear‘s Harvey Englehart, is getting impatient.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 26 June 2025
Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 2 Oct. 2025
That stat doesn’t reflect kindly on the Jayhawks and their staff, but Leipold was ready for the question in his postgame news conference.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 28 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
The kindly matriarch wins over Amélie by feeding her white chocolate, and thus a first human connection is made.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 5 July 2025
Dave, a former firefighter, needs the help, because there are two serial arsonists — called the Divide & Conquer arsonist and the Milk Jug arsonist — active in the city, and his kindly boss, Greg Kinnear‘s Harvey Englehart, is getting impatient.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 26 June 2025
Adverb
To put it kindly, Panthers wide receiver Xavier Legette has struggled this season.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 2 Oct. 2025
That stat doesn’t reflect kindly on the Jayhawks and their staff, but Leipold was ready for the question in his postgame news conference.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 28 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kindly
Adjective
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People in his community of Park City, Kansas — a small town outside Wichita — remembered Rader as a quiet, kind, and rule-following man.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
11 Oct. 2025
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Such a brilliant actor, a kind heart and full of graciousness with a shining independent spirit.—
Erin Clack,
PEOPLE,
11 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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In response to a Star inquiry, the State Department confirmed Arrington’s role in obtaining the replica and described the former director as helpful and knowledgeable.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
13 Oct. 2025
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Turner is experienced, and a change could be helpful just for the sake of change.—
The Athletic NFL Staff,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Even in stormy weather, this stain-resistant set still holds up nicely.—
Michelle Lau,
Southern Living,
7 Oct. 2025
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In traditional South Floridian fashion, all the units have a nicely sized porch as well, perfect for watching the sunset.—
Teaghan Skulszki,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Oct. 2025
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The other pretty much risk-free option is to cook them, which kills off any vibrio that might be in the meat.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
10 Oct. 2025
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And hey, most shiny Pokémon are pretty elusive.—
Jack Smart,
PEOPLE,
10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Skills, including creativity, critical thinking, and learning to be compassionate, are all potential benefits of reading.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
14 Oct. 2025
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Together with a few colleagues-including her TV boss (Arvydas Dapšys) and a compassionate local dweller (Paulius Pinigis), Daiva starts a hunger strike in a small trailer facing the TV station.—
Annika Pham,
Variety,
11 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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One review found that saffron treatment was beneficial for sleep duration and quality.—
Cristina Mutchler,
Verywell Health,
8 Oct. 2025
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According to Ayurveda, the traditional Indian system of medicine, eating with your hands is hygienic (after having washed your hands, of course) and beneficial to your senses and digestion.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Its work focuses on compressing large language platforms, or LLMs, and creating smaller models, in the belief that most consumers and business customers can do just fine with lower-powered but thoughtfully designed AI that needs less power and fewer chips to run.—
Vivienne Walt,
Fortune,
9 Oct. 2025
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The tool is thoughtfully made with circular openings of varying sizes, with a rubber grip, to open small, medium, or large jars in seconds.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
8 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Drama aside, Evans said that everyone became quite close as a result of living in the student-like quarters, sharing many cafeteria meals, and being vulnerable in a rather stressful experience, together.—
Shindy Chen,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Oct. 2025
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Resale values on premium EVs are notoriously bad, and with the possible exception of the Rolls-Royce Spectre, nobody has quite cracked the nut on how to build one that could conceivably be considered an heirloom.—
Tim Stevens,
Robb Report,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Kindly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kindly. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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