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Recent Examples of well-meaning
Movingly, Ménard remembers the moment when her commitment wavered, as well-meaning friends and family warned her to step back.
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Laura Cappelle, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
On dinner tables frequented by Brussels sprouts, meatloaf is the well-meaning uncle whose knee-slappers are beloved, but not particularly hip.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 7 Jan. 2025
But Abbott, about well-meaning teachers and the kids in their charge, is aimed at families, while Sunny is an adults-only show about some of the most selfish and despicable characters in sitcom history.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 4 Jan. 2025
When Workplace Benefits Cause More Harm Than Good Anti-perks refer to well-meaning workplace benefits that frustrate employees instead of engaging them.
—Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
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Laura Cappelle, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
On dinner tables frequented by Brussels sprouts, meatloaf is the well-meaning uncle whose knee-slappers are beloved, but not particularly hip.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 7 Jan. 2025
But Abbott, about well-meaning teachers and the kids in their charge, is aimed at families, while Sunny is an adults-only show about some of the most selfish and despicable characters in sitcom history.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 4 Jan. 2025
When Workplace Benefits Cause More Harm Than Good Anti-perks refer to well-meaning workplace benefits that frustrate employees instead of engaging them.
—Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for well-meaning
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Polestar was laser-focused on the US market with the Polestar 3, a three-row SUV manufactured at its factory in South Carolina in order to qualify for generous incentives under the Biden administration.Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 16 Jan. 2025
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Viewpoints on responsible relief As an example of how tax reform could be undertaken responsibly, Kelly alluded to her signature policy priority, Medicaid expansion, suggesting that its enactment could offset generous tax relief.Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2025
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Since meeting in 2007, the former model has been openly supportive of her husband’s talent and kindhearted nature — and Emma has continued to celebrate their bond in the wake of his aphasia diagnosis in March 2022 and later frontotemporal dementia (FTD) diagnosis.Emily Blackwood, People.com, 30 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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But the party went on, albeit cloaked anew as a fund-raiser for a kinder, gentler organization, the Good Neighbor Council for Aircraft Noise Control.Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
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Being one of 11 siblings, Dina is looking for someone who is kind, ambitious and family-oriented.Dana Rose Falcone, People.com, 7 Jan. 2025
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The same goes for funneling your skills into more altruistic activities.Aditi Shrikant, CNBC, 6 Jan. 2025
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But there were other reasons as well, ranging from an opportunity to act on his passion for woodworking and the altruistic influence of Carter's mother, Lillian, a nurse who often could be found helping the poor around the family's home in Plains, Georgia.Marco della Cava, USA TODAY, 30 Dec. 2024
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Welcome to 2025—a world of benevolent AI, robot assistants, biological breakthroughs, and the general promise of the future.Amy Sterling, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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In a most benevolent gesture, Chicago Cubs chairman Tom Ricketts has invited the most prolific home run hitter in franchise history, the man who sold more tickets to Wrigley Field than the beer and the ivy, to the team’s fan convention next month.Jon Greenberg, The Athletic, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Well-meaning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/well-meaning. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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