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Recent Examples of Synonyms for knightliness
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The aide left his plum post after The Mail on Sunday unveiled a letter in which Fawcett offered to help Saudi billionaire donor Mahfouz Marei Mubarak bin Mahfouz secure British citizenship and a prestigious knighthood.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
6 Oct. 2025 -
The Prince of Wales, 43, holds other honors that are considered more prestigious than the Royal Victorian Order, such as Royal Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter (the most senior knighthood in the U.K.) and Knight of the Order of the Thistle (Scotland's highest honor).—
Stephanie Petit,
People.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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Gawain valiantly shows up for his own beheading, keeping his end of the bargain, and passes the test of chivalry.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
22 Sep. 2025
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The sovereign, 76, stepped out wearing his Marshal's uniform with the Order of the Thistle insignia, reflecting his position in Scotland's highest order of chivalry, which his wife, Queen Camilla, was inducted into last year.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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There’s a quixotic gallantry to appealing to a saner conservative and looking ahead to a post-Trump American politics.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
14 Aug. 2025
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Queen Elizabeth later awarded Beaton the George's Cross, Britain’s highest civilian award for gallantry, for his role in saving her daughter’s life, and bestowed honors on Callender, as well as the other policemen and onlookers who intervened.—
Bailey Richards,
People.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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His possession-by-possession attentiveness was not good.—
Josh Robbins,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Viewer Reactions Instagram users instantly flocked to the video, touched by Rusty's attentiveness and curiosity.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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Although there are spas and wellness spaces throughout the city, none were serving her immediate community and, in my experience, none are curated with as much thoughtfulness and care.—
Essence,
Essence,
14 Oct. 2025
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This level of thoughtfulness is nothing new for him, though.—
Maria Morava,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Knightliness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knightliness. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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