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
For eight decades, the two countries have been joined in close friendship, with a reciprocal recognition of territories, rights, and obligations.
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Adam Price, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2025
Failing to communicate directly about such an important event suggests the friendship may not have been as strong as one person believed.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
And that’s how a friendship Reid made 15 years prior resulted in him becoming one of the NFL’s 32 head coaches.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 6 Feb. 2025
There are wild battles but also tender tightly staged moments of friendship and trust.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 6 Feb. 2025
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Adam Price, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2025
Failing to communicate directly about such an important event suggests the friendship may not have been as strong as one person believed.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
And that’s how a friendship Reid made 15 years prior resulted in him becoming one of the NFL’s 32 head coaches.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 6 Feb. 2025
There are wild battles but also tender tightly staged moments of friendship and trust.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 6 Feb. 2025
See all Example Sentences for friendship
Recent Examples of Synonyms for friendship
Noun
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Benefactors did not necessarily serve these functions out of uncomplicated generosity.—
Brian Klaas,
The Atlantic,
7 Feb. 2025
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His namesake — the Daniel L. Ritchie Center for Sports & Wellness — stands on DU’s campus as a permanent remembrance of the former chancellor’s generosity.—
Elizabeth Hernandez,
The Denver Post,
31 Jan. 2025
Noun
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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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This film is both for me and for him, in honor of our brotherhood, and our profound love for the stories that shaped our childhood.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
27 Jan. 2025
Noun
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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
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
Noun
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Operating expenses increased significantly to $76.6 million from $34.1 million, driven by goodwill and intangible asset impairment charges totaling $44.3 million.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
7 Feb. 2025
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Such ratifications would win Washington a great deal of goodwill in the global South—and undermine Beijing.—
JORGE G. CASTAÑEDA,
Foreign Affairs,
4 Feb. 2025
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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Take a moment to watch these other random acts of kindness captured on camera!—
Ronnie Li,
USA TODAY,
10 Feb. 2025
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The viral video left many TikTok users emotional and grateful for the couple's kindness.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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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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What if billionaires were known for their benevolence rather than exploitation?—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
refinery29.com,
17 Dec. 2024
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“Friendship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/friendship. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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