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
An exhibition in Paris spotlights the unique friendship between the two designers who epitomized ’80s glamour with their sinuous creations.
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Joelle Diderich, WWD, 3 Mar. 2025
The two met more than decades four earlier at the Pasadena Playhouse, and maintained a friendship throughout their lives.
—Jager Weatherby, New York Daily News, 1 Mar. 2025
McCary was childhood friends with Mooney and also had a longstanding friendship with SNL cast member Beck Bennett.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 1 Mar. 2025
This is the kind of friendship that dreams are made of.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 19 Feb. 2025
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Joelle Diderich, WWD, 3 Mar. 2025
The two met more than decades four earlier at the Pasadena Playhouse, and maintained a friendship throughout their lives.
—Jager Weatherby, New York Daily News, 1 Mar. 2025
McCary was childhood friends with Mooney and also had a longstanding friendship with SNL cast member Beck Bennett.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 1 Mar. 2025
This is the kind of friendship that dreams are made of.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 19 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for friendship
Recent Examples of Synonyms for friendship
Noun
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Inspired by the Bedouin tradition of generosity, which involves welcoming guests with food, drink, and open hospitality, Killa sought to evoke the feeling of being invited into a private home or aboard a luxurious yacht.—
Katharina Kotrba,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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But, the most remarkable outpouring of generosity has come from the workers themselves, engaging in collective action to assist their colleagues.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
1 Mar. 2025
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With the group’s strength in mind, the Backstreet Boys see the residency is a reminder of their legacy and their 32-year brotherhood.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
18 Feb. 2025
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Featuring some larger-than-life characters, Sirianni has helped mold this consortium of talent into a brotherhood and a winning machine.—
Ben Morse,
CNN,
8 Feb. 2025
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By then, John had died, and a new Pope, Paul VI—the former Archbishop of Milan, Giovanni Battista Montini—had gone to Jerusalem, seeking symbolic expression of the new Catholic-Jewish amity.—
Paul Elie,
The New Yorker,
26 Feb. 2025
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The couple treat the filmmakers — and therefore us — with amity.—
Lisa Kennedy,
Variety,
3 Feb. 2025
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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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In advance of Modi’s 2025 meeting with Trump, India preemptively cut more tariffs as a signal of goodwill before high-level meetings.—
Ronak D. Desai,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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The money goes toward buying goods and services with value, not heading to Canada out of American goodwill.—
Lauren Irwin,
The Hill,
6 Mar. 2025
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The big picture: Trump's friendliness toward Putin isn't a new phenomenon.—
Dave Lawler,
Axios,
4 Mar. 2025
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Eschewing cult-leader cliché for a plummy everyday friendliness that eventually circles round to sinister, Ben Whishaw cleverly plays Elon as equal parts guru and grifter: His counsel is sometimes obvious, but what the person needs to hear just the same.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
27 Dec. 2024
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Beyond baseball, Art was known for his kindness, humor, and deep appreciation for the people around him.—
Daniel Brown,
The Athletic,
9 Mar. 2025
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And for Katelyn, the internet's kindness has arrived exactly at the right time.—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
7 Mar. 2025
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After all, in school we’re constantly taught the values of cooperation, trust, kindness, benevolence and compassion.—
Diane Gensler,
Baltimore Sun,
7 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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“Friendship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/friendship. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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