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Add to this the sociality motivation our deep need for companionship, which spikes in moments of loneliness.
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Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Smallville was a petri dish for virtual sociality; rather than watching cells multiply, Park observed the agents gradually coalescing from individual nodes into a unified network.
—Webb Wright, Scientific American, 18 Aug. 2025
The population of orangutans followed in the study is unique in its routine tool use and level of sociality—both things that require a lot of cognitive energy.
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 25 June 2025
One wonders what would happen if their simple form of sociality and collective living evolved into something more cultural and technological.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 28 May 2025
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Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Smallville was a petri dish for virtual sociality; rather than watching cells multiply, Park observed the agents gradually coalescing from individual nodes into a unified network.
—Webb Wright, Scientific American, 18 Aug. 2025
The population of orangutans followed in the study is unique in its routine tool use and level of sociality—both things that require a lot of cognitive energy.
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 25 June 2025
One wonders what would happen if their simple form of sociality and collective living evolved into something more cultural and technological.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 28 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sociality
Noun
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Long stretches of solitude neither bothered him nor appeared to impair his sociability.—
Paige Williams,
New Yorker,
12 Jan. 2026
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Practicing these three simple gestures (five different weekly contacts, three more genuine monthly exchanges, and one hour of daily sociability), awakens a part of ourselves that is too often put on the back burner or underestimated.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
27 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Amsterdam’s cycling union, the Fietsersbond, successfully pushed for these regulations while expanding infrastructure, proving safety and bike-friendliness are not a zero-sum game.—
Sameer Butt,
New York Daily News,
4 Jan. 2026
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The concierge team, lauded for their friendliness and attention to detail, orchestrates bespoke experiences with finesse.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Past versions of the Model Spec banned excessive agreeableness, yet models continued mirroring users in harmful ways.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
30 Dec. 2025
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Getty Images In the study, researchers crafted job adverts that called for a candidate high in one of six personality factors including honesty-humility, emotionality, extroversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, and openness to experience.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Sep. 2025
Noun
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All that being said, cordiality may be the path of least resistance for the sake of your other relationships.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Denver Post,
12 Dec. 2025
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Visuals of exaggerated cordiality between the Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India, President Vladimir Putin of Russia, and President Xi Jinping of China at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit on September 1 displayed China’s convening power.—
Shyam Saran,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But one suspected the real reason for Huang’s geniality lay elsewhere.—
Billy Perrigo,
Time,
16 Dec. 2025
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Riley, a Northern California native, who has always exuded a Zen-like geniality, was part of a generation of young American composers who had turned away from audience-alienating atonal music, which had been proselytized by their teachers in the science-minded postwar academy.—
William Robin,
New Yorker,
26 Aug. 2025
Noun
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But despite the pleasantness, there are still some areas where the graphics are lacking.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
14 Nov. 2025
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The farmer’s tendency to pursue high yields obscured the delicate pleasantness this grape gives when handled carefully.—
Paul Caputo,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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His entire being radiated affability and understanding.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Dec. 2025
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All the parts Phillip must play take advantage of his affability and outward kindness.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
21 Nov. 2025
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“Sociality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sociality. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.
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