other-directed

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Adjective
  • The actress, model, and singer portrayed the altruistic dreamer Lani McKenzie on season 8 of the action series, which centered on the exploits of a group of Los Angeles County lifeguards.
    Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Sep. 2025
  • To Vincent, Harris was the ideal example of what an altruistic man ought to be.
    Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 26 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • My parents are deeply philanthropic people, too, from a poor West African country.
    Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2025
  • ALL of this is a LONG way from a kid from Southfield who began his entrepreneurial and philanthropic journey leading a group of his childhood friends in a few startups including one that sold candy.
    Carol Cain, Freep.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The thriving wineries of modern-day Australia would no doubt astonish those Lutheran pioneers, not to mention the self-denying John Muir — although they surely would be fascinated by how botany has been modernized and commercialized.
    Tony Perrottet, Travel + Leisure, 25 June 2024
Adjective
  • There’s the self-sacrificing Texas teenager who’s helping her mom make ends meet by cashing out her own college fund.
    Jason Linkins, The New Republic, 25 Feb. 2023
Adjective
  • See that magnanimous future awaiting you?
    USA TODAY, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Cryer and Chuck Lorre are there to be magnanimous.
    Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Springer is an unselfish, and true team player.
    Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Sutton has morphed into a solid team captain, remaining an unselfish leader.
    Troy Renck, Denver Post, 15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The plan envisions a reconstructed strip supported principally by regional players that could stabilize the region and provide in the short term humanitarian relief and in the long term economic opportunities to Gazans.
    Asher Kaufman, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2025
  • The plan promises a pathway for Palestinian self-determination and humanitarian aid, provided both Israel and Hamas agree to all terms.
    Anna Commander, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Jesus and Belania shriek and thank Christian, who stands there looking like a benevolent fashion angel bestowing them with good luck.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
  • To achieve excellence in AI, nations need the compute, but also chip production, AI talent, workforce and corporate adoption, benevolent government regulation, and a thriving ecosystem of AI startups.
    John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
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“Other-directed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/other-directed. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.

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