meekness

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Recent Examples of meekness Most Canadians want uncomplicated lives, a desire for calm that can be misinterpreted by louder people as meekness. Chris Jones, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2025 There is no meekness to his game. Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025 But to see Bass as a kumbaya leader — or to mistake her softness for meekness — is to fundamentally misunderstand her. Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2024 Its rejection of the player feels somehow intentional—the result of meekness, perhaps, or some unknowable thought process. Patrick House, The New Yorker, 19 Mar. 2024 Watch Leo on Netflix Anger Management Sandler stars alongside Jack Nicholson in 2003’s Anger Management, about a mild-mannered man (Sandler) who learns to overcome his meekness with the help of a loud, brash, slobby anger management coach (Nicholson). Keith Langston, Peoplemag, 1 Mar. 2024 Dempsey brings the perfect balance of awkwardness and genuine romanticism to his scenes with Peterson, and forges a believable arc from meekness to self-confidence for Ronald. Ew Staff, EW.com, 8 Nov. 2023 But her ennui shouldn’t be mistaken for blandness or meekness. Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 June 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for meekness
Noun
  • In Christian lore, the sycamore also symbolizes repentance, humility, and forgiveness of one’s sins, evoked by the story of the tax collector Zacchaeus, who climbed one to see Jesus.
    Ellen Walker, JSTOR Daily, 3 Sep. 2025
  • What separates those who get hired from those who don’t often comes down to emotional intelligence, humility and the ability to collaborate.
    John M. O'Connor, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • But despite all her accomplishments, Villa navigated high school pool decks with humbleness.
    Dan Albano, Oc Register, 21 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • What is especially striking is the contrast between the relative modesty of what is shown and the scenes of María Ángeles recounting her experiences, with great relish, to her childhood friend Joséfa (María Áfonsa Rosso), now a nun in a silent order.
    Alissa Simon, Variety, 29 Aug. 2025
  • The culture of beauty pageants has also changed over the decades, with more of an emphasis now on character and public service than appearance, a trend that overlaps with the Islamic ideal of modesty that encourages women and men to cover up.
    Niraj Warikoo, Freep.com, 26 Aug. 2025

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“Meekness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meekness. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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