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Recent Examples of mitzvah
Earlier this month, those looking to do a local mitzvah read books to adults with intellectual and developmental delays at the Passionate Care Training Center, made sandwiches for people in need, and assembled care packages for those experiencing homelessness.
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Jessica Tzikas, Sun Sentinel, 16 July 2025
Moreover, he’s spent most of his career highlighting the vital importance of emergency medicine and the doctors who perform it; a mitzvah in and of itself.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 16 May 2025
An iconic disco-pop outfit with a crossover hit often understood to be about gay cruising that has become a global sports-and-bar-mitzvah anthem.
—Jon Caramanica, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2025
In March, the Berger family celebrated the bar mitzvah of Agam's younger brother, Ilay.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 5 Oct. 2024
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Jessica Tzikas, Sun Sentinel, 16 July 2025
Moreover, he’s spent most of his career highlighting the vital importance of emergency medicine and the doctors who perform it; a mitzvah in and of itself.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 16 May 2025
An iconic disco-pop outfit with a crossover hit often understood to be about gay cruising that has become a global sports-and-bar-mitzvah anthem.
—Jon Caramanica, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2025
In March, the Berger family celebrated the bar mitzvah of Agam's younger brother, Ilay.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 5 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mitzvah
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The defendant had just delivered a box of Barbies to the family’s Wise County home — Barbies that Athena’s stepmother had ordered as a Christmas gift for the 7-year-old.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Apr. 2026
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Other gifts included a traditional Bedouin tent and tables, cushions and carpets that Epstein later set up on his island.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Share the load with kindness, and keep promises realistic so trust feels strong.—
Tarot.com,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
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Emma’s kindness toward him leaves Dana beaming, a mentor-mentee relationship that is often reserved for Robby and his residents.—
Hunter Ingram,
Variety,
3 Apr. 2026
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Police told Fox News Digital that the case is being investigated by IMPD’s Violent Crimes Task Force, with assistance from the FBI, and that an evidence technician responded to the scene to photograph and collect evidence.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
7 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, knowledge workers were a bit more optimistic about their job security; 39% of these specialized finance and insurance workers, 35% of health care and social assistance employees, and 32% of technology services staffers strongly agreed their jobs were safe from being cut last year.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
7 Apr. 2026
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The measure will establish a permanent Interfaith Advisory Commission to provide advice, support dialogue and promote education related to different religious backgrounds and institutions.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2026
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Slip in, lace up or slide them on and enjoy the comfy support of Allbirds.—
Tory Johnson,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 2026
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By then, the photographers Aaron Siskind and Harry Callahan were teaching at the school, along with Hazel Larsen Archer, who had overlapped with Rauschenberg in 1949 and captured his love of movement and of grace in a photograph of her own.—
Hilton Als,
New Yorker,
4 Apr. 2026
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Give yourself grace during this process, says Lautman.—
Taylor Grothe,
Parents,
4 Apr. 2026
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The night of the killing On the night of Sunday, March 9, 1941, Funk took Welsh to the final performance of the Police Circus at Municipal Auditorium, a benefit put on by the Hamid-Morton Circus to support the Kansas City Police Department.—
Patrick Salland,
Kansas City Star,
7 Apr. 2026
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Within a few hours, Dworin would be out the door and back home, and by the next day, exercising and enjoying the benefits of the marvels of modern medical technology.—
Joseph States,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Apr. 2026
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Mullins banked in a 3-pointer in the final minute to counter a small run from the Illini and send the Huskies into the break with a 37-29 advantage.—
Joe Arruda,
Hartford Courant,
5 Apr. 2026
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Leading 46-44 a few minutes into the fourth quarter, South Carolina scored five straight points, capped by Makeer’s 3-pointer to extend the advantage to seven.—
Doug Feinberg,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Apr. 2026
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Several of the women pleaded to be beheaded before the fire was lit and were granted this mercy.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Apr. 2026
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Behind Riverside’s Cheryl Miller, who as a teenager showed no mercy on her younger brother, Reggie Miller, the future NBA star, in pickup games, USC won the title in 1982 and 1983.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Mitzvah.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mitzvah. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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