as in sweetness and light
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Noun
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The Sussex position has historically been diametrically opposed to the staff who criticize her, with Harry insisting Meghan spread nothing but sweetness and light through the corridors of Kensington Palace.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
20 Jan. 2025 -
Review: Sabrina Carpenter brings sweetness and light to her polished, playful concert.—
Jane Onyanga-Omara,
USA TODAY,
7 Oct. 2024
Noun
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Since the days of Hillary, Sherpas have been renowned not only for their stamina at high altitudes and capacity for hard work, but also their cheerful friendliness and simple grace.—
John Meyer,
The Denver Post,
2 Feb. 2025
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Another characteristic of mine that puts me at risk for stalking is my friendliness, Storey said.—
Sadie Dingfelder,
TIME,
28 Oct. 2024
Noun
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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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The couple treat the filmmakers — and therefore us — with amity.—
Lisa Kennedy,
Variety,
3 Feb. 2025
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And despite the show of Franco-English amity in Paris, a combination of political tremors and economic headwinds across Europe is making the task far more difficult.—
Ned Temko,
The Christian Science Monitor,
14 Nov. 2024
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Yet electing to be private doesn’t amount to complaisance or complicity.—
Lesley M.M. Blume,
Town & Country,
6 Dec. 2022
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Sammy’s awareness of his mother’s infidelity, his father’s complaisance, and how both were relieved by his creative Boy Scout merit-badge projects and fantasies requires a separate article.—
Armond White,
National Review,
16 Nov. 2022
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“Empressement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/empressement. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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