as in gentleness
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Noun
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Vitamin C Derivatives: Modified versions sacrifice some potency for stability and gentleness.—
Adam Hurly,
Robb Report,
29 July 2025 -
Dave Bautista gives a quietly mesmerizing performance as Leonard—a hulking figure whose soft-spoken gentleness only heightens the unease—joined by a scruffily unnerving Rupert Grint and wrenching turns from Ben Aldridge and Jonathan Groff as the parents.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
29 July 2025
Noun
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Yet electing to be private doesn’t amount to complaisance or complicity.—
Lesley M.M. Blume,
Town & Country,
6 Dec. 2022
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Sammy’s awareness of his mother’s infidelity, his father’s complaisance, and how both were relieved by his creative Boy Scout merit-badge projects and fantasies requires a separate article.—
Armond White,
National Review,
16 Nov. 2022
Noun
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In the South, friendliness is not a passing state but a way of life.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
9 Sep. 2025
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Next year, this historic eatery celebrates 80 years of serving tasty, homestyle fare with neighborly friendliness.—
Sarah Kuta,
Denver Post,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The Poodle combines intelligence with sociability.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Aug. 2025
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The offspring’s behavior was tested, including communication, sociability, repetitive behaviors, and anxiety.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
16 Aug. 2025
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“Placability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/placability. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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