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Recent Examples of likability
Editor-in-chief Ned Sampson (Domhnall Gleeson) is a mix of blustery Michael Scott naivete and Jim Halpert everyman likability in his attempts to resurrect the struggling Toledo Truth Teller.
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Sara Netzley,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 July 2026
Depth, feeling, stakes and likability.
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Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
21 June 2026
In assessing greatness, likability matters to me.
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Ian O'Connor,
New York Times,
14 June 2026
Foundation of trust That trust is built on an impressive resume and likability.
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George Skelton,
Mercury News,
10 June 2026
Because even in the really good bad guy parts, there’s often a likability to the character.
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Damon Wise,
Deadline,
12 May 2026
Yet Russell’s likability also throws the character’s crimes into relief, making their horrors and ramifications more striking and unsettling by their contrast with his superficial amiability.
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Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
27 Apr. 2026
And despite their eminent likability, Ayo Edebiri and Don Cheadle — in the central roles of Catherine and her father, Robert — may even be the wrong actors.
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Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
17 Apr. 2026
Tiger’s likability, or Q Score, was 11 earlier in the year and below the average sports personality score of 13.
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Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
1 Apr. 2026
Sara Netzley,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 July 2026
Depth, feeling, stakes and likability.
—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
21 June 2026
In assessing greatness, likability matters to me.
—
Ian O'Connor,
New York Times,
14 June 2026
Foundation of trust That trust is built on an impressive resume and likability.
—
George Skelton,
Mercury News,
10 June 2026
Because even in the really good bad guy parts, there’s often a likability to the character.
—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
12 May 2026
Yet Russell’s likability also throws the character’s crimes into relief, making their horrors and ramifications more striking and unsettling by their contrast with his superficial amiability.
—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
27 Apr. 2026
And despite their eminent likability, Ayo Edebiri and Don Cheadle — in the central roles of Catherine and her father, Robert — may even be the wrong actors.
—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
17 Apr. 2026
Tiger’s likability, or Q Score, was 11 earlier in the year and below the average sports personality score of 13.
—
Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
1 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for likability
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That often signals the business has reached peak strategic attractiveness.
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The body-hugging jean aligns with the viral phenomenon centered on maximizing physical attractiveness through deliberate changes to appearance, grooming, fitness, style and medical procedures.
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Talat’s mocktails display the same thoughtfulness, intention and care as the food.
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Unlike the glitter of our youth, Brunel’s body oils are formulated with more thoughtfulness.
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The board member who survives every conversation about them has been preserved not by respect but by politeness.
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Good bathroom etiquette here is less about politeness than safety, since a crowded aisle is something the crew would rather avoid.
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How is one not enamored of the Dutch fans’ togetherness and cheerfulness, or the costumes and smiles of the Japanese fans?
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Finns may not be known for demonstrative cheerfulness, nor necessarily for being makers of excessively happy music.
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The argument that the book makes is that, again, courage and civility -- only courage and civility will save us.
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Beginning in her early teens, Joyce loved watching Kirk’s debates on Instagram, seeing in them not carefully honed rhetorical tactics but authentic civility.
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In a way, the intrusion of violence into the otherwise festive dinner did manage to galvanize a sense of comity between bitter political rivals.
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Getting the debt down to a manageable size will take sacrifice in the way of cuts and tax increases, which are difficult even in times of relative political comity.
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That isn’t to say that Buffett conducts business with blind cheeriness and optimism — nor did Murphy, Buffett said.
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But that cheeriness might be starting to wear off.
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Trump taking the country to war with Iran, in part at the urging of his pal Bibi — without any sensible plan, debate, sanction from Congress or consideration as to how this might hurt Americans already struggling to make ends meet.
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By eliminating your class and your ethnicity, your natural talents and weaknesses, from consideration, the veil reminds you that those traits are beyond your control, making fairness an incentive.
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“Likability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/likability. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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