as in services
an act of kind assistance
did a mercy for the stranded motorist and was richly rewarded
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mercies
Noun
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The system uses about 100,000 barrels of oil a day for essential services.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
18 Mar. 2026 -
The office is among the most public-facing in state government, providing a host of services that include driver’s licenses and testing and other state IDs and registrations for vehicles, lobbyists and businesses.—
Jonathan Bullington,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
Noun
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OpenAI’s Sora introduced greater privileges and granular control to rightsholders in 2025, following a glut of content based on existing IP—from Pikachu to Oppenheimer.—
Will McCurdy,
PC Magazine,
15 Mar. 2026
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All of this comes as reports that the two will lose a lot of their privileges as the monarchy shrinks in the future.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
14 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Influencers need to stay in the good graces of the Emirati government to remain.—
Ali Breland,
The Atlantic,
11 Mar. 2026
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But Epstein looked to get back into the billionaire’s good graces.—
Evan Clark,
Footwear News,
18 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Small courtesies keep big efforts moving forward.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
15 Mar. 2026
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With both courtesies and catastrophes refusing to conform, the canton’s school board, publishers, and clergy were forced to produce multiple editions of primers, textbooks, and catechisms; sometimes five parallel print runs were needed for a population the size of a town.—
Simon Akam,
New Yorker,
1 Dec. 2025
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“Mercies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mercies. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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