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
Turner and Jagger had a shorthand due to their long friendship.
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Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 12 July 2025
Rawls’s close relationship with Jake after the councilman tries to cover up their friendship and diminish the impact of the Cold Case Unit’s investigation.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 11 July 2025
But what Murderbot did not account for was the power of friendship: the PreservationAux crew stopped at nothing to save their android, with Dr. Mensah (Noma Dumezweni) and her team of scientists eventually striking up a deal with the Company to buy out Murderbot's contract.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 11 July 2025
In a candid new interview with Ebro Darden for Apple Music, the Virginia lyricist opened up about his public fallout from Ye, and the unraveling of their once-close friendship.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 10 July 2025
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Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 12 July 2025
Rawls’s close relationship with Jake after the councilman tries to cover up their friendship and diminish the impact of the Cold Case Unit’s investigation.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 11 July 2025
But what Murderbot did not account for was the power of friendship: the PreservationAux crew stopped at nothing to save their android, with Dr. Mensah (Noma Dumezweni) and her team of scientists eventually striking up a deal with the Company to buy out Murderbot's contract.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 11 July 2025
In a candid new interview with Ebro Darden for Apple Music, the Virginia lyricist opened up about his public fallout from Ye, and the unraveling of their once-close friendship.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 10 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for friendship
Noun
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Hospitality, for us, is a reflection of our values—warmth, generosity, and community.—
Chelsea Davis,
Forbes.com,
13 July 2025
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In the past week, The Athletic tried to do justice to both Diogo’s remarkable talent as a player and the qualities which made so many people warm to him: his spirit, generosity and determination.—
Andrew Fifield,
New York Times,
10 July 2025
Noun
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Graduates emphasized the school's unique environment fostering brotherhood and celebrating Black identity.—
Krista Johnson,
The Courier-Journal,
2 July 2025
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Fraser depicts his bloody brotherhood with similar flair.—
Hamilton Cain,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2025
Noun
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Instead, Starr would be my roving ambassador of joy and amity in an America that felt starved of such things.—
Mark Leibovich,
The Atlantic,
31 Mar. 2025
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As part of this distancing, Seoul promotes a narrative (as seen in its recent monuments and museums) that emphasizes Japan’s wartime violence and highlights Korean amity with China.—
Jennifer Lind,
Foreign Affairs,
5 Mar. 2015
Noun
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But while Trump and Putin speak of each other with cordiality, relations are testier between the two countries than the rhetoric would indicate.—
Astha Rajvanshi,
NBC news,
26 May 2025
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His finest strengths are personality and cordiality, and both were amplified on the stage.—
Bob Gendron,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2025
Noun
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Christians of goodwill can weigh these matters and come to divergent conclusions.—
Esau McCaulley,
The Atlantic,
15 July 2025
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Notre Dame-Navy: A partnership born from goodwill Notre Dame has a host of rivals, but its most sacred is Navy.—
David Ubben,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
Noun
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For cities, readers were asked to rate sights/landmarks, culture, food, friendliness, shopping and value.—
Colson Thayer,
People.com,
8 July 2025
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China’s growing friendliness toward South Korea might be partly motivated by the unstable situation on the international stage, Kim said.—
Julia Zhong,
NBC news,
2 June 2025
Noun
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Politeness and kindness are attributes that parents want to reinforce and encourage in their children.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Parents,
7 July 2025
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Lunches, meetings, phone calls, always Mark’s delicious southern drawl infusing us with his spirit and kindness.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
7 July 2025
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Combs pays her rent and her legal fees, another onlooker said, something that the jury could interpret as a show of benevolence or remorse.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
3 July 2025
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Bayes published only two papers in his lifetime: one a defense of God’s benevolence, the other a defense of Newton’s calculus.—
Siddhartha Mukherjee,
New Yorker,
16 June 2025
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“Friendship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/friendship. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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