as in kindness
sympathetic concern for the well-being of others
a doctor who extends to all of her patients, both rich and poor, the same measure of gentle benignity
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Noun
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Magazine, the actor, 55, said kindness is key in Hollywood.—
Sharareh Drury,
People.com,
1 Apr. 2025 -
Katherine deals with everything from sexism to ageism, while also having to learn a few lessons about kindness and work-life balance along the way.—
James Mercadante,
EW.com,
1 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Carson instills in her hints of humanity and tenderness underneath a hardened exterior.—
Courtney Howard,
Variety,
28 Mar. 2025
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Equally distinctive is Grade’s tenderness toward religious tradition, which has few parallels in twentieth-century Jewish literature.—
Adam Kirsch,
The New Yorker,
21 Mar. 2025
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Toobin’s thesis is brashly revisionist; Ford’s pardon of Richard Nixon has gone down in history as a great act of beneficence.—
Franklin Foer,
The Atlantic,
11 Feb. 2025
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Professional guidelines, such as those set by the American Psychological Association, emphasize the principles of integrity, justice and beneficence.—
Philip Caldwell,
Baltimore Sun,
12 Jan. 2025
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“Benignity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/benignity. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.
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