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Recent Examples of samaritan
This law offers good samaritan protection for witnesses of university hazing who call 911 or attempt to give medical aid.
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Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2025
Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for samaritan
Adjective
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Family remembers Nazir Bell Bell's family described him as a bright and compassionate young man with a promising future.—
Anthony Thompson,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
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Plenty of evangelical pastors, writers, and advocates have called for and modelled a more compassionate and inclusive faith.—
Michael Luo,
New Yorker,
14 June 2026
Adjective
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Workplaces 'rarely make room' for grief The managers at the next company seemed sympathetic.—
Jessica Guynn,
USA Today,
14 June 2026
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Considerably more sympathetic to her plight is Melanie Saunders (Graynor), a high-minded acting teacher whose intensive Act One studio Hannah chances upon while researching her favorite young actress, Gracie Thomas (Tavi Gevinson), online.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
13 June 2026
Adjective
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Levine, of course, had even kinder things to say about the contestant who prompted all three to turn their chairs during the audition round.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
18 June 2026
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Each edition is a well-aged rye whiskey that has been given a first-of-its kind cask finish.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
18 June 2026
Adjective
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The show sends Pride & Prejudice‘s resident frump (a charming Ella Bruccoleri) on a journey of self-discovery filled with kindly relatives, enormous books, lavish balls and, yes, eligible suitors.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
16 June 2026
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Traumatized into silence, the de facto orphan stays living with the kindly but guilt-ridden, grieving and impecunious Hiroshi.—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
12 June 2026
Adjective
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In Geneva, Switzerland’s second-largest city and a hub of United Nations institutions and humanitarian groups, early results showed about two-thirds of voters in the region opposed the measure.—
Jamey Keaten,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
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Haiti is one of the world’s poorest countries, in the grip of a political and humanitarian crisis.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
13 June 2026
Adjective
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Sudano said his son was a good kid who was outgoing, always joking and good-hearted.—
Kerri Corrado,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
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That show landed in the summer of 2020, right when the country needed a charming, good-hearted antidote to the terrors of COVID lockdown and an impending election.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
16 May 2026
Adjective
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Once dominated by altruistic non-profits, hospice now attracts sophisticated criminal networks.—
Wes Kilgore,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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The word also implies a certain curtailing of altruistic ambitions.—
Missy Ryan,
The Atlantic,
10 June 2026
Adjective
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Spielberg spared no expense when casting Richard Attenborough in the iconic role of Jurassic Park's magnanimous founder, John Hammond.—
Huntley Woods,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 June 2026
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Wilson was magnanimous in victory.—
Pamela N. Danziger,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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“Samaritan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/samaritan. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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