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Recent Examples of self-sacrificing
There’s the self-sacrificing Texas teenager who’s helping her mom make ends meet by cashing out her own college fund.
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Jason Linkins, The New Republic, 25 Feb. 2023
Jason Linkins, The New Republic, 25 Feb. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-sacrificing
Adjective
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But his favorite thing about Barkley is his selfless nature, where winning no matter his role takes precedent.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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In the days since his death, Simoncic’s colleagues and friends have shared stories about his quick wit and selfless nature, which ultimately led him to a career in law enforcement.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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For those who are dominantly altruistic in nature, it’s often rooted in harmony, or contributing to something larger than themselves, such as social work or community building.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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An altruistic gesture representing true solidarity, or a PR move by a savvy actor?—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
25 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The researchers call their approach a form of benevolent hacking that helps strengthen AI systems before weaknesses can be exploited.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Sep. 2025
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The social politics of these movies have never been great — the real-life Warrens were, by all accounts, pretty shitty people and not the gorgeous, benevolent forces portrayed by Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson — but that’s easily dismissed in the name of movie magic.—
Emily Palmer Heller,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Frassati, another young Italian man known for his charitable heart who died at the age of 24 from polio and lived in the early 1900s, is also being canonized on Sept 7 at a ceremony at the Vatican.—
Lauren Costantino
September 6,
Miami Herald,
6 Sep. 2025
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Through charitable games, Lackey said the department has raised more than $100,000 to support firefighters and their families.—
Craig Shoup,
Nashville Tennessean,
6 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF), which has organized dozens of boats to sail to Gaza carrying humanitarian aid, said that one of its main vessels was targeted in a drone strike just after midnight local time on Tuesday while docked near the Tunisian capital.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025
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Soros has doled out more than 75% of his fortune through his Open Society Foundations, which back global humanitarian aid, civic engagement and safeguarding individual freedoms.—
Ella Malmgren,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Funding remains limited, often coming in small donations from philanthropic groups.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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The group is celebrating its 100-year anniversary as one of the oldest philanthropic social groups in Carlsbad.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Self-sacrificing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-sacrificing. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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