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Recent Examples of kindness Things like kindness, love, compassion and patience. Bea L. Hines, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025 Father looked blankly as people were coming to him, shaking his hand and pulling out of him in an aggressive kindness. Literary Hub, 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 Kill people with kindness and work your ass off. Hedy Phillips, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for kindness
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kindness
Noun
  • In her books, anything that smacks of compassion or tenderness deserves, at best, strategic suspicion.
    Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Other than a couple moments of tenderness between Tommy and his fiancée, there are no scenes in the first book that challenge our negative perception of Tommy.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 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
  • Your Heart Rate and Blood Pressure May Rise Green tea supports heart health, but may temporarily raise heart rate and blood pressure due to its caffeine content.
    Regina Windsor, Verywell Health, 8 Oct. 2025
  • These are lessons that leaders should take to heart and employ much more today.
    Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 8 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 10 Oct. 2025.

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