well-meaning

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Recent Examples of well-meaning Channel a French painter with a Breton-style striped shirt and a beret, or pair a smock and palette for artistic flair, which can often be safer than a well-meaning but potentially misguided tribute to a historical figure. Ella Cerón, Parents, 16 Sep. 2025 Enter Ned Sampson, an ebullient, well-meaning, and overly earnest Softees salesman extraordinaire who’s transferred from Chicago to Toledo to run TTT. Michael M. Rosen, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025 Even the most well-meaning of people have their good intentions curdle into cruelty when reflected through the prism of corporate life. Zachary Lee, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2025 Bigger corporations, by contrast, sometimes get stuck in processes—well-meaning but slow. Stephan Lendi, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for well-meaning
Recent Examples of Synonyms for well-meaning
Adjective
  • The extra subsidies are especially generous for this group.
    Elena Shao, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
  • But the Stranahans, who owned 10 acres of land in total, were equally generous with their land.
    Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Princess Bride all takes place in the magical kingdom of Florin, and it’s got all the best swords and sorcery ingredients: true love, kindhearted giants, dueling, big rocks, fire swamps, a torture chamber and chases.
    Duane Byrge, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Susannah was a kindhearted but sometimes impulsive woman.
    Sarah John, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • People in his community of Park City, Kansas — a small town outside Wichita — remembered Rader as a quiet, kind, and rule-following man.
    CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Such a brilliant actor, a kind heart and full of graciousness with a shining independent spirit.
    Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The actress, model, and singer portrayed the altruistic dreamer Lani McKenzie on season 8 of the action series, which centered on the exploits of a group of Los Angeles County lifeguards.
    Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Sep. 2025
  • To Vincent, Harris was the ideal example of what an altruistic man ought to be.
    Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 26 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Since that time, says Paine, even those fortunate enough to live under benevolent rule have seldom been more than one generation away from yet another dreadful monarch.
    Matthew Redmond, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2025
  • All of that dirt wouldn’t entirely dampen the sound of your screaming, so there’s always the chance some benevolent gravedigger could save you.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2025

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“Well-meaning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/well-meaning. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.

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