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as in kindness
an act of kind assistance
self-effacing as well as selfless, he refused all public acknowledgement of his many benevolences to the community
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as in friendship
kindly concern, interest, or support
her benevolence towards her employees was such that she actually let one live in her home temporarily
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as in tenderness
sympathetic concern for the well-being of others
an actress who was admired for her benevolence as for her beauty
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Recent Examples of benevolence
After April, then fame, then drilling down on your right path, then help, protection, benevolence.
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Tribune Content Agency, Baltimore Sun, 9 Jan. 2026
Gabriel’s billionaire is, in his great benevolence, giving the help a few weeks off in Greece.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025
Meanwhile, obituaries for women contained more language associated with benevolence and enjoying life’s pleasures.
—Kyle Fiore Law, The Conversation, 8 Dec. 2025
Food insecurity met the generosity of North Texas benevolence.
—Marvin Hurst, CBS News, 22 Nov. 2025
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Tribune Content Agency, Baltimore Sun, 9 Jan. 2026
Gabriel’s billionaire is, in his great benevolence, giving the help a few weeks off in Greece.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025
Meanwhile, obituaries for women contained more language associated with benevolence and enjoying life’s pleasures.
—Kyle Fiore Law, The Conversation, 8 Dec. 2025
Food insecurity met the generosity of North Texas benevolence.
—Marvin Hurst, CBS News, 22 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for benevolence
Recent Examples of Synonyms for benevolence
Noun
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Share the load with kindness, and keep promises realistic so trust feels strong.—
Tarot.com,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
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Emma’s kindness toward him leaves Dana beaming, a mentor-mentee relationship that is often reserved for Robby and his residents.—
Hunter Ingram,
Variety,
3 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Disagreements over the war have disrupted family dinners, upended friendships, and splintered congregations.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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For some of you, a casual friendship might turn into a flirtation or even a serious romance.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Returning to the guitars that characterized the band’s earliest work without renouncing their latter-day synths, MacFarlane gives Graham’s ruminations an urgent tenderness.—
Stephen Thomas Erlewine,
Pitchfork,
31 Mar. 2026
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Writer-director Walter Thompson-Hernández sets this mesmerizing, lyrical portrait of masculinity and tenderness against the backdrop of a busy LAX flight path.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Kansas City uses this money to pay for basic city services, like fire fighting, snow plowing and trash collecting.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
4 Apr. 2026
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At Good Friday service at Holy Name Cathedral downtown, Chicago Catholics say this week is one of reflection.—
Victor Jacobo,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Creative self-expression and generosity of spirit are themes as the moon harmonizes with Jupiter!—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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His generosity was shown on ABC 7 Chicago this past December.—
Darcel Rockett,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Moreover, Southern plantation owners carried out a robust propaganda effort to extol the beneficence of their economic system.—
Gerry Lanosga,
The Conversation,
17 Nov. 2025
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Trump’s pardon beneficence has also shone on former House Republicans in Southern California, notably a pair who each once represented parts of the San Diego area.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Never mind that historically, the Jews have not only wielded little control over global affairs, but have also proven to be the most at their mercy.—
Mike Rothschild,
Big Think,
31 Mar. 2026
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But the Salt River system is unlike the Colorado River watershed, whose reservoirs are entirely at the mercy of winter snow to replenish them.—
Shi En Kim,
AZCentral.com,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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And the openness and the friendliness and the happy faces.—
Annie Alleman,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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Beginner-friendliness is where the S1 shines, as Skyrover managed to outfit this ultra-light drone with a decent set of safety features without gutting everything else.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Benevolence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/benevolence. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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