selflessly

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Recent Examples of selflessly Drew was selflessly devoted to making his community and this nation safer. Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 15 July 2026 Tillman selflessly and patriotically sacrificed his life serving our country. Jon Root Outkick, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2026 Soon after, the other children chosen to walk on the field selflessly offered to make a change with Enoch. Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2026 Wyck is obviously Widow’s Bay’s Quint, the veteran sea salt who takes no guff, drinks too much, and selflessly puts his life on the line. Keith Phipps, Vulture, 15 June 2026 After hours of selflessly scrolling through Anthropologie, ASOS, Banana Republic, H&M, Mango, Nordstrom, Reformation, Shopbop, and Zara, these are my picks for expensive-looking wedding guest dresses to shop right now, starting at just $50. Natalie Cantell, InStyle, 11 June 2026 The same can be said of Rickard Rakell, a fine player who selflessly changed positions for the better of the team this season. Josh Yohe, New York Times, 14 May 2026 His thoughts and prayers are with the two individuals who were injured and offers his heartfelt gratitude to those who so selflessly rushed to their aid. Helen Murphy, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026 Sheriff Eric Fagan said Lewis was acting selflessly when he was hit and killed. Nicole Hensley, Houston Chronicle, 23 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for selflessly
Adverb
  • Dumfries cut inside and unselfishly rolled it across for Inter captain Lautaro Martínez to score one of the easiest goals of his career, tapping it into an empty net from three yards out.
    ABC News, ABC News, 13 May 2026
  • Help us and give us strength with the same courage and bravery my brother had, to unselfishly serve our country well.
    Kyle Werner, Des Moines Register, 5 Mar. 2026
Adverb
  • Los Angeles is an ideal locale for such soul-searching, and being a stranger in a strange land — who finds other strangers there, too — forms a poignant, effective allegory (that’s also graciously restrained).
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The Rooms The storybook rooms, ranging from 350 to 800 square feet, are graciously sized and designed with a gentle palette of pastels and neutrals.
    Wendy Altschuler, Travel + Leisure, 2 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • The jokes are still wildly scattershot and frequently, knowingly lame; the production is still cheap and cheerfully scrappy; the whole ragged enterprise is still reliant on the evident affection and chemistry between its players to hold it together.
    Guy Lodge, Variety, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Dining here is a bit like a Reddit AMA, with Bognar or fellow chefs cheerfully explaining their techniques.
    Erika Ebsworth-Goold, Midwest Living, 3 Aug. 2026

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“Selflessly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/selflessly. Accessed 12 Aug. 2026.

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