as in gracious
showing a natural kindness and courtesy especially in social situations
the family is unfailingly hospitable whenever guests show up unexpectedly at their summer cottage
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By Ons Jabeur The WTA Tour has become a more hospitable place for players returning after having children in the last few years.
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Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
The revelations add to the increasing evidence that the red planet once had a warmer, wetter climate as well as an ocean that covered one-third of the Martian surface — conditions that might have created a hospitable environment for life.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 28 Feb. 2025
These adaptations can include constructing flood-resistant infrastructure, developing technological innovations, or even migrating to more hospitable regions.
—Jenny Lehmann, Discover Magazine, 13 Feb. 2025
Norbert and many other beloved online dogs — all blissfully unaware of their internet fame, or the internet at all — cut through a digital landscape growing less hospitable by the day.
—Maya Salam, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2025
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Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
The revelations add to the increasing evidence that the red planet once had a warmer, wetter climate as well as an ocean that covered one-third of the Martian surface — conditions that might have created a hospitable environment for life.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 28 Feb. 2025
These adaptations can include constructing flood-resistant infrastructure, developing technological innovations, or even migrating to more hospitable regions.
—Jenny Lehmann, Discover Magazine, 13 Feb. 2025
Norbert and many other beloved online dogs — all blissfully unaware of their internet fame, or the internet at all — cut through a digital landscape growing less hospitable by the day.
—Maya Salam, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2025
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“Hospitable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hospitable. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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