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Recent Examples of well-meaning
How to Protect Your Kids From These Groups None of this is going to be easy or comfortable to tackle with your kids, and no one expects well-meaning parents to have all the answers immediately—but talking about these issues with your kids is essential to keeping them safe.
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Sarah Scott, Parents, 19 Mar. 2025
This question, though somewhat rhetorical, again displays how well-meaning adults are nevertheless detached from the difficulties and dangers young people face in the modern internet age, where cyberbullying (and yes, even extremist ideology) runs rampant.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 17 Mar. 2025
The pause amounts to a win for the hospice industry, which said the original Biden CMS plan would penalize well-meaning operators without identifying underperforming ones.
—Maya Goldman, Axios, 13 Mar. 2025
But as one soon-to-be mom recently found out, there is such a thing as getting too much help from a well-meaning family member.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 13 Mar. 2025
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Sarah Scott, Parents, 19 Mar. 2025
This question, though somewhat rhetorical, again displays how well-meaning adults are nevertheless detached from the difficulties and dangers young people face in the modern internet age, where cyberbullying (and yes, even extremist ideology) runs rampant.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 17 Mar. 2025
The pause amounts to a win for the hospice industry, which said the original Biden CMS plan would penalize well-meaning operators without identifying underperforming ones.
—Maya Goldman, Axios, 13 Mar. 2025
But as one soon-to-be mom recently found out, there is such a thing as getting too much help from a well-meaning family member.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 13 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for well-meaning
Adjective
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Doing this to one of our closest allies, one always generous in aiding our defense and that sacrificed lives fighting for us, is outrageous.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
29 Mar. 2025
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Laigueglia Parts of the Riviera di Ponente, or Western Riviera, offer sandy beaches, one of the many attractions of the town of Laigueglia, whose seafront extends for a generous three kilometers.—
Catherine Sabino,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Jason, 11, is a sweet and kindhearted boy with a helpful nature and a great sense of humor.—
The Star,
Kansas City Star,
15 Mar. 2025
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As Lev Levenson Best known for: New Girl, The Neighborhood, The Valet, What Men Want Max Greenfield plays Lev Levenson, Isla’s supportive and kindhearted fiancé of three years.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The long gap between seasons has not been kind to the show, which returned way down in the ratings this past fall.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
2 Apr. 2025
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Holly Marie Combs has nothing but kind words for the young Pretty Little Liars cast — and a couple of digs at her twentysomething self.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
31 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Countries give foreign aid for both altruistic and self-interested reasons.—
Sarah Stroup,
The Conversation,
19 Mar. 2025
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Such an altruistic approach can increase trust and help establish the business as a credible authority in the field.—
Kristofer Mussar,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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But land reform is so fundamental to how the current government took power that no citizen may portray it as anything other than a benevolent campaign that brought fairness and prosperity to China’s long-suffering farmers.—
Ian Johnson,
The Atlantic,
27 Mar. 2025
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Analyzing the legendary unicorn tapestries hanging at the Met Cloisters in New York (augmented here by a gory new panel that depicts the suddenly fearsome animals disemboweling and impaling their aggressors), Ridley concludes that unicorns aren’t nearly as benevolent as most people think.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
9 Mar. 2025
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“Well-meaning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/well-meaning. Accessed 11 Apr. 2025.
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