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Recent Examples of well-wishing
In preparation for the festival, people in China also put up posters of well-wishing messages.
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Cnn Staff, CNN Money, 18 Feb. 2026
About halfway through the special, cohosts Ginnifer Goodwin and Alfonso Ribeiro introduced another of several segments that featured well-wishing celebrities who filmed short video messages for Christmas.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Dec. 2025
Cnn Staff, CNN Money, 18 Feb. 2026
About halfway through the special, cohosts Ginnifer Goodwin and Alfonso Ribeiro introduced another of several segments that featured well-wishing celebrities who filmed short video messages for Christmas.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for well-wishing
Noun
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Lauren Saab adds that any sign with generic greetings tends to make an entry feel forced.—
Angelika Pokovba,
Martha Stewart,
22 Feb. 2026
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Just before Christmas, members of Dead & Company, Weir included, reunited in a holiday-greetings group text.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
17 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The restrictions of a new policy, as outlined in Senate Bill 11, require parents to submit a consent form waiving their right to take legal action against the district in regards to the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment, which prevents the government from establishing a religion.—
Lina Ruiz,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 Feb. 2026
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All of our medical professionals are juggling a lot, both in regards to patients and emotions, and surprise, surprise, things are about to get much more chaotic.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
20 Feb. 2026
Noun
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But in many respects, the president hasn’t been extending olive branches.—
Michelle L. Price,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Feb. 2026
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But in many respects, the president hasn't been extending olive branches.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 Feb. 2026
Noun
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One Denver couple's nearly year-long journey for city approval to revamp the old Yates Theater in Denver's Berkeley neighborhood, which has sat vacant for decades, makes its final leg next week.—
Chierstin Roth
March 2,
CBS News,
2 Mar. 2026
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Happiness means pursuing intrinsic rather than extrinsic goals One of the biggest lies that Old Happy tells us, Harrison explains, is that the pursuit of extrinsic goals and external approval — popularity, conformity, financial success, aesthetic beauty — is the key to happiness.—
Nina Zipkin,
CNBC,
2 Mar. 2026
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This charming little dish is bound to get compliments from all your guests.—
Francesca Krempa,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
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If suspicions can run like that, a compliment surely can go very far.—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
Entertainment Weekly,
20 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Well-wishing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/well-wishing. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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