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Recent Examples of kindness This is just one example of her kindness and leadership. Gabrielle Chenault, Nashville Tennessean, 8 Sep. 2025 His kindness and passion touched everyone who knew him. Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Sep. 2025 Didi, meanwhile, has a no-nonsense kindness that feels genuine. Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025 Treat your neighbors with kindness. Suzette Hackney, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for kindness
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kindness
Noun
  • Then Danielle and Michèle dance, with a casual tenderness belying how charged the moment is for Michèle.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The scene is a familiar one in these kinds of tales of regression, but Apatow imbues it with a tenderness.
    Esther Zuckerman, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Newsrooms — like many other companies, amid a tight labor market and booming economy — responded with intense sympathy for junior employees who felt mistreated by managers and bullied by untouchable stars.
    Max Tani, semafor.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • And then Zhao gives you a moment of communal outpouring, as the play’s audience responds to a violent climax with sympathy and love.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Elizabeth Olsen opted for a dress courtesy of Rodarte’s fall 2022 ready-to-wear collection.
    Julia Teti, Footwear News, 5 Sep. 2025
  • That data comes courtesy of payroll processor ADP and marks a steep slowdown from July’s upwardly revised 106,000, underscoring how fragile employment momentum has become halfway through 2025.
    Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Though his interests were that of a pretty typical child — computing and gaming, playing the saxophone, enjoying soccer and time with his pets — he was also known for his acts of kindness and generosity.
    Lauren Costantino September 6, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
  • But this in charity affects people’s generosity.
    Jason Phillips, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Dykes said his team was on board from the get-go, and that his players were happy to join other schools’ players in a show of compassion.
    Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Sep. 2025
  • From claims adjudication to care coordination, every process requires balancing cost, quality, compliance, and compassion.
    Rajeev Ronanki, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The event itself is as chaotic as ever, with business strategist Ken (Tim Key) working overtime to get back into his boss, Marv Putnam's (Allan Havey) good graces, and Esmeralda going to great lengths to steal back the spotlight.
    Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Fall in Texas is fun, but the show tackles real issues thoughtfully and with grace.
    Toni Fitzgerald, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • As the sun was setting, hundreds of North Texans — many clad in black — gathered with candles and posters in their hands and solidarity in their hearts.
    Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Sep. 2025
  • But roughly 20-30% of people who are infected develop severe symptoms, including a range of heart issues—such as heart failure, irregular heartbeat, or even death—and digestive issues—such as an enlarged esophagus or colon, which could cause problems with eating or going to the bathroom.
    Chantelle Lee, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • On paper, this one would go to Washington by a mercy-rule final score.
    Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
  • May their soul and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.
    Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025

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“Kindness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kindness. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.

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