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samaritan

adjective

Definition of samaritan

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Recent Examples of samaritan This law offers good samaritan protection for witnesses of university hazing who call 911 or attempt to give medical aid. — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2025

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Adjective

Megrahi’s second appeal was later dropped as he was released on compassionate grounds due to a terminal prostate cancer diagnosis in 2009, according to NPR.

— Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 30 July 2026
Ultimately, navigating these challenging times with patience, humility, and authentic presence builds a resilient and compassionate organizational culture.

— Mena Mirhom, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

Definition of compassionate

Adjective

The Royals said kind things about Spencer last year too when the team called him up to mow part the lawn behind the CrownVision scoreboard in preparation for Opening Day.

— Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 29 July 2026
In season two, Gwyane was talking to Alicent about Daeron being kind and playing the lute and battling with the sword.

— Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 27 July 2026

Definition of kind

Adjective

Even the kindly Florida manatee, connoisseur of bayou seagrass, sometimes flies into a carnivorous rage, snapping up fish and gnashing them in its terrible teeth.

— David Merritt Johns, The Atlantic, 27 June 2026
The show sends Pride & Prejudice‘s resident frump (a charming Ella Bruccoleri) on a journey of self-discovery filled with kindly relatives, enormous books, lavish balls and, yes, eligible suitors.

— Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2026

Definition of kindly

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While Maduro and Flores have awaited trial in a federal detention facility in Brooklyn, their home country has been grappling with a humanitarian disaster following a pair of powerful back-to-back earthquakes in June, killing at least 5,278 people.

— Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 22 July 2026
The commercial challenge is that humanitarian budgets are fragmented, procurement is slow and customers need evidence that a new system improves safety rather than simply producing more data.

— Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

Definition of humanitarian

Adjective

At school, there are prickly Principal Anderson (Matt Oberg) and Donna (Amy Pietz, nice to see her), his good-hearted secretary, a champion of needy teens and, it will be revealed, Liz’s mother.

— Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
This is not an option for Borte, whose film is marked in its best moments by a refreshingly good-hearted tone and a positive view of human nature.

— Elena Lazic, Variety, 26 June 2026

Definition of good-hearted

Adjective

Savonarola is unapologetically altruistic and unflinching in his critique of the Vatican.

— Charles Lewis III, Mercury News, 24 July 2026
Despite those altruistic goals, from the beginning, the commission faced criticism that the composition and agenda of the body were slanted toward a conservative Christian perspective.

— Steven K. Green, The Conversation, 2 July 2026

Definition of altruistic

Adjective

Asked Monday whether the upcoming schedule feels magnified given the looming deadline, Alvarez maintained the magnanimous attitude that has spread across his clubhouse.

— Chandler Rome, New York Times, 21 July 2026
Spielberg spared no expense when casting Richard Attenborough in the iconic role of Jurassic Park's magnanimous founder, John Hammond.

— Huntley Woods, Entertainment Weekly, 11 June 2026

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