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
Whereas women tend to prefer to maintain friendships distantly through communication methods like texting or phone calls and try to limit in person gatherings.
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Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
The two have developed a friendship over the years, coming a long way from the days their boy bands were rivals.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 23 Jan. 2025
Between juggling her fiancé, friendships, and career, balance will be her toughest act.
—Giana Levy, refinery29.com, 23 Jan. 2025
More than anything, these two seemingly diametrically opposed ride-or-dies inspire nostalgia for the female friendships from Rae’s previous projects, from Molly and Issa in Insecure to Shawna and Mia in the canceled-too-soon show Rap Sh!t.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Jan. 2025
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Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
The two have developed a friendship over the years, coming a long way from the days their boy bands were rivals.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 23 Jan. 2025
Between juggling her fiancé, friendships, and career, balance will be her toughest act.
—Giana Levy, refinery29.com, 23 Jan. 2025
More than anything, these two seemingly diametrically opposed ride-or-dies inspire nostalgia for the female friendships from Rae’s previous projects, from Molly and Issa in Insecure to Shawna and Mia in the canceled-too-soon show Rap Sh!t.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for friendship
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Setting aside humanity, humility, charity, generosity, rationality, reality and other distractions, the Los Angeles fires add another element to what was already a fraught relationship between two egocentric political figures.—
Dan Walters,
The Mercury News,
24 Jan. 2025
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The interfaith outpouring of compassion and generosity is an example of faith in action, those interviewed say.—
Sophie Hills,
The Christian Science Monitor,
23 Jan. 2025
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This film is both for me and for him, in honor of our brotherhood, and our profound love for the stories that shaped our childhood.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
27 Jan. 2025
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Garth was the last remaining member of the Band, and his death marks the end of their brotherhood.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
21 Jan. 2025
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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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Such cordiality was impossible this time, and Dirk Hauser — head of media for Bayern’s academy then and to this day — had to keep the two men apart, in different parts of the old stadium.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
The Athletic,
27 Dec. 2024
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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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By that time, there was enormous goodwill for these rare birds.—
Maddie Bender,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 Jan. 2025
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Producers noted that there is a great deal of goodwill in wanting to help the BBC and its rivals get projects over the line.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
28 Jan. 2025
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Every staffer at every Laemmle theater reflected the friendliness and enthusiasm of their boss.—
Tom Brueggemann,
IndieWire,
12 Jan. 2025
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The friendliness is by both circumstance and design, pervading everything.—
Grayson Haver Currin,
Outside Online,
24 Dec. 2024
Noun
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See Robin Williams unusual approach when visiting Christopher Reeve in hospital 01:07 CNN — While a lot has been said about the friendship between Robin Williams and Christopher Reeve, the famed pair’s bond illustrates a very basic and instrumental type of kindness, according to Reeve’s daughter.—
Dan Heching,
CNN,
1 Feb. 2025
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The Pacific Palisades neighborhood in the west and Altadena in the east will be irrevocably changed, but the propensity for kindness, for compassion speaks volumes of the interconnectivity of one of America’s largest cities.—
Kate Lavelle,
Glamour,
31 Jan. 2025
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Where Ricken sees benevolence and opportunity, Devon sees only wiles and trickery.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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What if billionaires were known for their benevolence rather than exploitation?—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
refinery29.com,
17 Dec. 2024
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“Friendship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/friendship. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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