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Noun
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Its noble gentility has been subtly adding to the DNA of the California sound.—
Mark Swed,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2025 -
Over the course of those decades, the drop in theatrical production was not accompanied by a rise in Times Square gentility.—
Frank Rich,
Vulture,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Her social politesse transforms into a maternal fury and the air turns blue with inventive insults.—
Sophie Monks Kaufman,
IndieWire,
22 May 2025
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While Jones and O’Dowd balance tenderness with dark humor, Ellis masters the art of cold corporate politesse.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
10 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Invoking the teachings of his old mentor, Nelson Mandela, Mr. Ramaphosa pleaded for civility in the dialogue between the two leaders.—
Zolan Kanno-Youngs,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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There is an unwritten civility contract girding every aspect of Canadian society.—
Chris Jones,
The Atlantic,
14 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Privacy by design: Technology should be built to protect people’s dignity.—
Aislinn Conrad,
The Conversation,
13 June 2025
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Now is the time to stand in solidarity with our immigrant family members, friends, and neighbors to uphold human dignity and the principles of justice and fairness for all.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 June 2025
Noun
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While many on Reddit applauded the poster's creative approach, etiquette experts said there might have been a better way to handle the situation.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 June 2025
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During her appearance on The Jennifer Hudson Show, Nico shared that her dad always instilled in her the importance of set etiquette and remembering every crew member’s name.—
Kelsey Lentz,
People.com,
14 June 2025
Noun
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After the music came a promo video of remarkable subtlety and grace.—
Felipe Cardenas,
New York Times,
15 June 2025
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Like a lot of Hollywood job specialties, the work of the stunt person is a mix of art and science, balletic grace and precision engineering (the other key element, guts, is a necessary but not sufficient qualification).—
Thomas Doherty,
HollywoodReporter,
14 June 2025
Noun
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Seattle Sounders are there courtesy of a historic Concacaf Champions League win in 2022, while Los Angeles FC benefited from a controversial multi-club ownership mixup, which saw Club León kicked out.—
James Nalton,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
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There are savory options, too, courtesy of Viera: broccoli hot pockets and Calabrian cheese rolls, for example, as well as a gloriously dripping, flavorful, must-have egg and bacon sandwich on an English muffin.—
Connie Ogle,
Miami Herald,
13 June 2025
Noun
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The base spirit undergoes three distillation cycles to achieve purity and refinement.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Hamilton has a minor-league option remaining, and it’s reached the point where the front office has to consider sending him to Triple A for refinement.—
Chris Kirschner,
New York Times,
8 June 2025
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“Gentilesse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gentilesse. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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