philanthropically

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for philanthropically
Adverb
  • Giving altruistically may be unrealistic when the sun confronts Neptune.
    USA TODAY, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
  • But sellers do not offer lower prices to some consumers altruistically.
    George Slover, Time, 6 Aug. 2025
Adverb
  • These days, Christmas movies, broadly and charitably defined, seem to be synonymous with the brassy, hokey, sickly sweet sort of fare that has a permanent home on the Hallmark Channel and is in perpetual rotation on Netflix.
    Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2025
  • In effect, this is just a trope of mondo films — or, less charitably, mockumentaries.
    Sam Bodrojan, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • Vance Joseph tried outfitting himself in a modest tone, even if his unit hasn’t exactly acted benevolently toward its training camp counterpart.
    Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 5 Aug. 2025
Adverb
  • Her team now plans to test ways to safely and humanely reduce the invasive rat population around bat hibernation spots, like the cave in Bad Segeberg.
    NPR, NPR, 8 Nov. 2025
  • To make new plantings a little more pest-proof, experiment with repellent sprays, like putrid egg solids, hot pepper spray, and humanely sourced predator spray.
    Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Nov. 2025
Adverb
  • Our partners over there are looking for everyday heroes, like teachers, first responders, heck, anyone who has selflessly served others.
    Nashville Tennessean, Nashville Tennessean, 15 Oct. 2025
  • This part of the story is a story in itself, but the wars and the result left two-thirds of the recruits dead and rendered Rusty’s appendages useless as he selflessly piloted night and day to fight off every rogue machine.
    Manuel Muñoz, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • Lazary was most impressed with how diligently and unselfishly Haight developed from a top-line scorer into a responsible, third-line, two-way center.
    Joe Smith, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Nor from showing how Bull unselfishly and painfully gets in the way when preventing Sterling from mounting his beloved Honey.
    Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2025
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“Philanthropically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/philanthropically. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.

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