as in amiable
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Adjective
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Here, amiable staff are on hand to bring you champagne and snacks, and offer expert advice on the best sunbathing locations and spots for a sea dip.—
Rebecca Ann Hughes,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025 -
By contrast, the MAC’s outreach feels amiable and old-school.—
Lori Waxman,
Chicago Tribune,
17 June 2025
Adjective
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From a very young age, many of us are socialized to prioritize the needs of others—be accommodating, nurturing, and agreeable—while suppressing our own.—
Julia Korn,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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Speaking ahead of Haslem, Morris did not have to be as diplomatic and was effusive as the Heat being best for Durant, with the Suns believed to be working with Durant toward a mutually agreeable landing spot.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
20 June 2025
Adjective
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Spots is canine loyalty personified, and Schreiber voices the role like a dutiful soldier.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
12 June 2025
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Then, as the moon reaches its peak in Sagittarius on June 11, your dutiful sixth house of health, routines and acts of service are highlighted, pushing you to examine everything from your day-to-day tasks to your work-life balance.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
4 June 2025
Adjective
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To date, more than 11,000 TikTok users have commented on the post, with many voicing their comedic takes on the viral moment and the cat's obliging demeanor.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 May 2025
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Related Articles Until now exhibitions culminated in Saint Laurent’s studio on the upper floor of the museum, obliging visitors to backtrack toward the exit.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
22 May 2025
Adjective
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Where Chelsea’s domestic overseers have been largely acquiescent to their accounting ingenuity, the same can’t be said abroad.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2025
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Netanyahu appears convinced that his country’s security, along with his own political survival, depends on prolonging the military offensives and keeping both Gaza and Lebanon ungovernable, and therefore acquiescent.—
Mohanad Hage Ali,
Foreign Affairs,
1 Nov. 2024
Adjective
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One of these animals, the tegu, is a popular reptile import thanks to its flashy looks and docile personality.—
Stephanie Edwards,
Discover Magazine,
13 May 2025
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On the other end of the spectrum was the more docile Kelly who often felt conflicted when her morals clashed with the cunning needed to succeed in the game.—
Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
27 May 2025
Adjective
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Lord John and Claire check up on Henry (Harry Jarvis), who is doing very well, thanks to Mercy’s (Gloria Obianyo) duteous care.—
Lincee Ray,
EW.com,
7 Dec. 2024
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The administrator in him favors the long view; the duteous building of a team over the course of years.—
John Altavilla,
courant.com,
12 May 2017
Adjective
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The scale asks whether a respondent tends to prefer children who are obedient, well behaved and well mannered or children who are independent, creative and considerate.—
Adam Eichen,
The Conversation,
11 June 2025
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Those who tend to favor obedient children are scored as having more authoritarian views.—
Adam Eichen,
The Conversation,
11 June 2025
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“Placable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/placable. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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