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Recent Examples of well-meaning
But also potentially between them, with their differing outlooks on life, all of the modern obstacles to love, and their sometimes well-meaning, sometimes sabotaging families — including her sister Morgan (Justine Lupe) and brother Sasha (Timothy Simons).
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Denise Petski, Deadline, 18 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
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Denise Petski, Deadline, 18 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for well-meaning
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And thank you for being so generous with your time and sharing yourself with so many of us younger musicians.—
Yamillah Hurtado,
PEOPLE,
12 Jan. 2026
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This is generous for a tiny house and includes some stools and bench seating, both with integrated storage, plus a large table.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
12 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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But once Pete's initial hostility softens into kindhearted support, Agnes (and the audience) can breathe a long-overdue sigh of relief as Lynch's character offers sage advice and a life-changing sandwich, suggesting a brighter, more hopeful world may be on the horizon.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 Dec. 2025
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But, wishes aside, Patterson was cast as Danes, the grumpy but kindhearted diner owner at the heart of the show’s romance between his character and Lauren Graham’s Lorelai Gilmore.—
Meredith Wilshere,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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An excitement began to stir inside her, awakened perhaps by his kind words.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Jan. 2026
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But history hasn’t been kind to him, as many of the newer analytic numbers have downgraded him on offense.—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2026
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One striking finding is altruistic kidney donors tend to have a larger amygdala, a part of the brain critical to processing emotions.—
Cristina Quinn,
Washington Post,
8 Jan. 2026
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In this case, focusing on a dress versus the altruistic work Turner is doing feels like an attempt to discredit that very noble work.—
Essence,
Essence,
5 Jan. 2026
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In reality, Dixon suggests that this scenario would only happen if there’s not enough work to go around, rather than bosses suddenly becoming benevolent.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
20 Jan. 2026
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With a bottomless well of ideas, relentless encouragement, and a grin that only seems to widen by the season, the Wichita, Kansas, native runs TV’s most prolific reality competition series as the most benevolent of dictators.—
David Canfield,
Vanity Fair,
20 Jan. 2026
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“Well-meaning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/well-meaning. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
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