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Recent Examples of unselfishly
Whitmore was benched — not as a punishment but as a reaffirmation of team standards such as playing with effort, being competitive at all times, playing with physicality (especially on defense), playing smart basketball and playing unselfishly.
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Josh Robbins, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
Nor from showing how Bull unselfishly and painfully gets in the way when preventing Sterling from mounting his beloved Honey.
—Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2025
Josh Robbins, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
Nor from showing how Bull unselfishly and painfully gets in the way when preventing Sterling from mounting his beloved Honey.
—Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unselfishly
Adverb
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But in the midst of a zero-sum competition, the research suggests that thinking selflessly can boost mood and keep athletes in a positive frame of mind.—
Rustin Dodd,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2026
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Our partners over there are looking for everyday heroes, like teachers, first responders, heck, anyone who has selflessly served others.—
Nashville Tennessean,
Nashville Tennessean,
15 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Donalds graciously apologized and immediately set things right.—
Pat Beall,
Sun Sentinel,
2 Jan. 2026
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Sara Gibbs, executive director of Escondido Community Child Development Center, and Danielle Rush, HR director, graciously thanked Saint Helen Philoptochos and were very appreciative for their generous donation which was above and beyond their expectations, the news release stated.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Dec. 2025
Adverb
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With this introduction of a hapless protagonist not entirely managing to live her best life, Brett Haley‘s film cheerfully speaks both the literary and cinematic language of romantic comedy — and won’t seek to subvert or elevate it in the two hours that follow.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
8 Jan. 2026
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Unable to roll the map out, its creators cheerfully realize that the country itself can serve as its own map.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
4 Jan. 2026
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“Unselfishly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unselfishly. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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