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Recent Examples of well-meaning
Most striking is that milk’s return to favor isn’t being led by kids and their well-meaning parents.
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HubSpot, 2 May 2025
Batman would just be another well-meaning billionaire with great toys without the Joker.
—Patrick Riccards, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Even if well-meaning companies can make safe AIs, that doesn’t by itself stop the creation and proliferation of unsafe AIs.
—Billy Perrigo, Time, 15 Apr. 2025
Emotional monitoring, at its core, is often a well-meaning attempt to protect love.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
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HubSpot, 2 May 2025
Batman would just be another well-meaning billionaire with great toys without the Joker.
—Patrick Riccards, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Even if well-meaning companies can make safe AIs, that doesn’t by itself stop the creation and proliferation of unsafe AIs.
—Billy Perrigo, Time, 15 Apr. 2025
Emotional monitoring, at its core, is often a well-meaning attempt to protect love.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for well-meaning
Recent Examples of Synonyms for well-meaning
Adjective
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At work, that can be an effective way to share success stories and build a reputation as someone who is not only funny, but generous in sharing what worked.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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The sets are more generous in size so sleeping in these might be akin to swimming in a pool of soft decadence.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
16 May 2025
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Mendoza was best known in the burlesque scene for her kindhearted nature and her ability to make anyone feel welcome and capable of owning the stage.—
J.M. Banks,
Kansas City Star,
7 Apr. 2025
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The prospects were bleak for a sick and abandoned kitten until a kindhearted hiker showed up to save the day.—
Terry Baddoo,
USA TODAY,
19 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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In the workplace, how kind (or not critical) one is to themself is likely not the first place managers will jump to when thinking about how to improve safety processes at work.—
Ellen Choi,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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Before his latest movie premiered, festival chief Thierry Frémaux shared some kind words with the crowd about Washington.—
Janelle Ash,
FOXNews.com,
20 May 2025
Adjective
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Sometimes, after working in a high-rise in New York City, selling luxury goods to the ultra-rich, people recognize that those same skills could be redirected toward something more altruistic.—
Andi Cross,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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Ethan Slater as Boq Woodsman Boq, an altruistic Munchkin student at Shiz University is smitten with Glinda while being the object of Nessarose’s affections.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA TODAY,
29 Nov. 2024
Adjective
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This allowed people to keep believing in a fundamentally benevolent government despite their experiences.—
David Hambling,
Forbes.com,
6 May 2025
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There is, equally, a certain childish hope that Vuong’s reader will approach him with the benevolent incomprehension of a maternal figure.—
Andrea Long Chu,
Vulture,
6 May 2025
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“Well-meaning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/well-meaning. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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