as in generosity
feelings and behavior that show a desire to help other people and a lack of selfishness
charitable acts motivated purely by altruism In one final act of altruism, she donated almost all of her money to the hospital.
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Recent Examples of altruism
This has reflected neither sappy altruism nor cynical neoimperialism but an understanding that in the modern world, economics and security need to be handled at something beyond the national level.
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Gideon Rose, Foreign Affairs, 8 Mar. 2025
So whichever billionaire prevails in the battle for OpenAI, don’t be fooled by all this talk of altruism.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 17 Feb. 2025
Once Trump was elected in 2016, however, U.S. leaders and aid advocates grew reluctant to talk about altruism.
—Maany Peyvan, The Atlantic, 12 Feb. 2025
Ambition Women’s leadership often marries altruism with authenticity — key traits to ensure that AI transformations are guided by ethics and respect for human autonomy.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
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Gideon Rose, Foreign Affairs, 8 Mar. 2025
So whichever billionaire prevails in the battle for OpenAI, don’t be fooled by all this talk of altruism.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 17 Feb. 2025
Once Trump was elected in 2016, however, U.S. leaders and aid advocates grew reluctant to talk about altruism.
—Maany Peyvan, The Atlantic, 12 Feb. 2025
Ambition Women’s leadership often marries altruism with authenticity — key traits to ensure that AI transformations are guided by ethics and respect for human autonomy.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for altruism
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Thank you all so much for your prayers, support, and generosity.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
4 May 2025
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That same year, István Hegedűs, a former politician who had served in parliament alongside Orbán, read an article in a pro-Fidesz newspaper which implied that only the Party’s generosity enabled C.E.U. to stay in Budapest.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
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In 2010, Buffett and fellow billionaire Bill Gates founded The Giving Pledge to encourage wealthy people to donate half their net worth to charity.—
Jonathan Limehouse,
USA Today,
4 May 2025
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The Oracle of Omaha is arguably the most famous and one of the most successful investors of all time and worth $168 billion, according to Forbes, despite giving away $62 billion to charity.—
Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
4 May 2025
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The benefit honored Wallis Annenberg and named Dominic Ng, chairman and CEO of East West Bank, the inaugural recipient of the Wallis Icon Award for his work in corporate philanthropy.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2025
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If philanthropy is a part of your legacy, this is a win-win strategy.—
David Rae,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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“Altruism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/altruism. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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