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Recent Examples of well-meaning
Or did some well-meaning La Jollan on his or her daily constitutional happen to notice an Altoid tin tethered to a bike route sign, sigh in disbelief that people are such slobs and dispose of it as his or her civic duty?
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Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2025
Coverage gaps, chronic disinvestment Even well-meaning reforms have been built atop this structure.
—Zachary W. Schulz, The Conversation, 6 June 2025
Lots of suggestions for cures and whatnot, all from well-meaning people.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 4 June 2025
The limitations existed only in my mind, installed by well-meaning advice about being realistic and practical.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
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Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2025
Coverage gaps, chronic disinvestment Even well-meaning reforms have been built atop this structure.
—Zachary W. Schulz, The Conversation, 6 June 2025
Lots of suggestions for cures and whatnot, all from well-meaning people.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 4 June 2025
The limitations existed only in my mind, installed by well-meaning advice about being realistic and practical.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for well-meaning
Adjective
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Cho, as the perceptive and generous Jin, distracted from his own family troubles by the sudden flashes of Casey’s bright light, is wise and rejuvenated; disinterested admiration makes this man, who looks to be in his forties, nearly a teen-ager again.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
20 June 2025
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Others like Bill Gates, Laurene Powell Jobs, and Guy Fieri aren’t being so generous with their offspring.—
Ani Freedman,
Fortune,
20 June 2025
Adjective
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Cuco isn’t the most overpowering singer, but his airy, kindhearted falsetto works great playing off these delicate tracks, helmed by Amy Winehouse and Bruno Mars producer Tom Brenneck.—
Jon Dolan,
Rolling Stone,
7 May 2025
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Her kindhearted and empathetic photographer Jo Reynolds was continually put through the ringer across her four seasons on the show, from 1992 to 1996.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
15 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Much like his character, Boyce is mild-mannered, kind and effortlessly funny.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2025
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Despite the criticism, Tonn remains grateful for the support the video has brought to the dog's case, and the majority of kind comments.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 June 2025
Adjective
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As in any American history, those songs are as full of resentment and theft and self-justification as anything kindly or altruistic.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
28 Apr. 2025
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Cross transformed her sweet and altruistic Dr. Kimberly Shaw over the course of five seasons into an unpredictable — and unstable — menace.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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The boys play benevolent Nathan Fielder types helping their friend Karli rehearse an upcoming appearance on the popular social-media show SubwayTakes; the prompts she’s presented with in their VR simulator offer a perfect place to nest jokes.—
Hershal Pandya,
Vulture,
26 June 2025
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Murals across Iran feature his seemingly benevolent white-bearded face.—
Steve Inskeep,
NPR,
25 June 2025
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“Well-meaning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/well-meaning. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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