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Recent Examples of kindness Kirk mentioned love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, gentleness, and self-control. Michael Luo, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025 This scene played out repeatedly during the couple’s travels across Europe, Alaska and beyond – a testament not only to human kindness but to their spirit and refusal to let Trish’s multiple sclerosis stop them from traveling. Barbara Bry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Sep. 2025 In the Instagram post announcing White's death, her friend praised White's kindness. Jillian Frankel, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025 Still, Edward’s acts of kindness are clearly making an impression on Adelaide, even if there’s more than a touch of Guinness promotion to them. Keith Phipps, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for kindness
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kindness
Noun
  • Her voice—soulful, unshaken, and still capable of wrapping you in both tenderness and fire—wove through classics and new arrangements, honoring her artistry while making space for fresh interpretations.
    Larry Stansbury, Essence, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Full of warmth, tenderness, and poetic brilliance, this 2025 Sundance Festival Favorite Award winner is a heartbreaking yet life-affirming celebration of creativity, partnership, and the enduring power of words to light the darkest times.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • But the attack in Grand Blanc this week has only brought others closer to the church in sympathy and care.
    Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Many users expressed their sympathy, and some even had their own pets react to the sound from the video.
    Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Even more detailed views came courtesy of astrophotographer Dan Bartlett, who imaged the comet over multiple nights to reveal how the complex structure of its ever-shifting tail evolved over time from his backyard in June Lake, California, over recent weeks.
    Anthony Wood, Space.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • One was courtesy of shortstop Trevor Story, and the other was via first baseman Nathaniel Lowe.
    Drew VonScio, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • There’s such generosity in the book.
    Hanif Abdurraqib, New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2025
  • In an inspiring act of kindness and generosity, tournament angler Tripp Berlinsky turned the biggest win of his college fishing career into an opportunity to give back.
    Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Despite the social stigma surrounding tattoos in Vietnam, Ngoc empowers her clients, including breast cancer survivors and women with self-harm scars, to reclaim their bodies, demonstrating that her work is a profound act of compassion and resilience.
    Zac Ntim, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Asked how many offenses should trigger jail time, Harrell dismissed punitive responses and framed the issue as a call for compassion.
    Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • This is your green light to share, teach, write, or create with levity — all the intensity has prepared you to communicate with both fire and grace.
    Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Here are five faults to avoid to keep your pet in everyone’s good graces.
    Libby Monteith Minor, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Beneath a pink bow laden with rhinestones, colorful floral paper was dotted with rhinestones laid in heart and star shapes.
    Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
  • At the end of 2023, the researchers compared the group with only one infection to the group with a second infection, focusing on Long COVID-like symptoms such as abdominal pain, respiratory distress, changes in taste and smell, fatigue, chest pain, myocarditis, or irregular heart beat.
    Alice Park, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • And, Ben carried out his instructions with precision and without mercy.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Notre Dame is at the mercy of the committee no matter what.
    David Ubben, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025

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“Kindness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kindness. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

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