as in generosity
kindly concern, interest, or support
I appreciate your friendship during this difficult time for my family
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Recent Examples of friendship
The decision surprisingly led to an extraordinary friendship between the two and and another dog named Piggy.
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Ashley Vega, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024
Brianna LaPaglia claimed that her relationship with Zach Bryan led to the end of one of her closest friendships.
—Alex Gonzalez, SPIN, 12 Dec. 2024
What are some of your earliest memories of your friendship?
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2024
The two women first sparked a friendship around 2009, when both were dating Jonas brothers — Joe and Nick, respectively — and have stayed close ever since.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 12 Dec. 2024
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Ashley Vega, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024
Brianna LaPaglia claimed that her relationship with Zach Bryan led to the end of one of her closest friendships.
—Alex Gonzalez, SPIN, 12 Dec. 2024
What are some of your earliest memories of your friendship?
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2024
The two women first sparked a friendship around 2009, when both were dating Jonas brothers — Joe and Nick, respectively — and have stayed close ever since.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 12 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for friendship
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How does an actor convey this kind of go-for-broke generosity, a quality as elusive as a cloud floating across the sky?Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 13 Dec. 2024
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There has been an extraordinary outpouring of generosity, from the most modest to the wealthiest, and [from] beyond France.Rhonda Richford, WWD, 7 Dec. 2024
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To me, America meant Walt Whitman, the land of new rhythm, the coming brotherhood of the whole world.Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 25 Nov. 2024
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Recommended Resilience Women in construction find solidarity as ‘sisters in the brotherhood’ Moreover, a growing number appear to have resigned themselves to the once-taboo prospect of ceding territory to reach a deal.Howard LaFranchi, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Nov. 2024
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And despite the show of Franco-English amity in Paris, a combination of political tremors and economic headwinds across Europe is making the task far more difficult.Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Nov. 2024
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The Next Generation is its assertion that intergalactic amity can exist only in an atmosphere of stifling formality.Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 16 Oct. 2023
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Hold on to your butts, Samuel L. Jackson is coming after awards season cordiality.Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 28 Nov. 2024
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The former President posted on Truth Social eight times about it, and his campaign and supporters have also latched on, in a sharp contrast from the notable cordiality shown on stage between Trump’s running mate Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance and his rival, Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate, Minn.Koh Ewe, TIME, 2 Oct. 2024
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Making appreciation an ongoing part of our relationships—not just a once-a-year gesture—adds authenticity to holiday celebrations and fosters genuine goodwill all year long.Expert Panel®, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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With the promise of tariffs on the horizon and little goodwill between Trudeau and Trump, the loss of Freeland is also a loss for Canada, said Chamberlin.Lex Harvey, CNN, 17 Dec. 2024
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Even in humans, a smile does not always convey friendliness and joy.Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024
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That kind of friendliness requires adopting the clichéd feel-goodery inherent in many group fitness classes.Mikala Jamison, The Atlantic, 20 Nov. 2024
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The braided and beaded trinkets are woven with messages of kindness, song lyrics or inside jokes among her devotees, who cluster in venue aisles and interminable merchandise lines at concerts to trade as part of their own secret society.Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
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One act of kindness and then to have that dream and that goal to be able to help others and do one step at a time to get there.Gabriel Kinder and Allie Torgan, CNN, 8 Dec. 2024
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Whatever happened to benevolence, kindness and selflessness?Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 3 Nov. 2024
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The British, much like the Soviets and the Americans decades later, were amazed to discover that Afghans did not believe in their benevolence.Jonah Blank, Foreign Affairs, 19 Aug. 2011
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“Friendship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/friendship. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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