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Recent Examples of well-meaning
Nice, well-meaning folks don’t raise a man who can take a life without blinking an eye.
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 12 Dec. 2024
Still, Krupin enrolled in a couple of general courses at Schoolcraft College, a community college in Livonia, Michigan at the insistence of well-meaning friends and teachers.
—Morgan Smith, CNBC, 12 Dec. 2024
And Kylie, 32, warns well-meaning admirers that gushing to her about pending motherhood do so at their own risk.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
However, the well-meaning praise inadvertently sparked a twofold backlash last week when her ranking was announced.
—Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 12 Dec. 2024
Still, Krupin enrolled in a couple of general courses at Schoolcraft College, a community college in Livonia, Michigan at the insistence of well-meaning friends and teachers.
—Morgan Smith, CNBC, 12 Dec. 2024
And Kylie, 32, warns well-meaning admirers that gushing to her about pending motherhood do so at their own risk.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
However, the well-meaning praise inadvertently sparked a twofold backlash last week when her ranking was announced.
—Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for well-meaning
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Globally, Ireland was this year's most generous country, and Norway was the top country in supporting fundraisers beyond its borders.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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Engage In Active Listening One crucial strategy is generous listening.Expert Panel®, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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Her sister, Chantelle (Michele Austin), a warm and kindhearted hair stylist, greets life with an easy openness, and keeps trying to connect.Sarah Larson, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2024
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This leads Winslet’s character, now in L.A., to befriend an aging screenwriter played by Eli Wallach and (eventually) fall for a kindhearted composer played by Jack Black.Keith Phipps, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2024
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Zak Williams is remembering his father Robin Williams' kind and caring spirit.Erin Clack, People.com, 8 Dec. 2024
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Being kind, caring, loyal and helpful also ranked among the top five most important ways to be remembered in the survey.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024
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In 2025, thwarted altruistic efforts like Shauna and Lynn’s will accelerate growing skepticism about computing’s service to humanity.Coleen M. Carrigan, WIRED, 9 Dec. 2024
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An annual membership to a museum with an excellent fashion collection will give them memorable outings as well as that altruistic feeling of supporting some of our important cultural institutions.Olivia Pinnock, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
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Indeed, megalomaniac philanthropy is benevolent narcissism at its best.Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Relatedly, the authors’ assertion that France, Germany, and the United Kingdom will consent to a united foreign policy direction defies logic: great-power peace in Europe is due to an overwhelming Pax Americana, not because its countries have suddenly become benevolent.Sumantra Maitra, Foreign Affairs, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Well-meaning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/well-meaning. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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