beneficently

Definition of beneficentlynext

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for beneficently
Adverb
  • Vance Joseph tried outfitting himself in a modest tone, even if his unit hasn’t exactly acted benevolently toward its training camp counterpart.
    Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 5 Aug. 2025
Adverb
  • My For You page is a shrine to snatched young women magnanimously sharing their tips for taut faces.
    Georgia Casey, Allure, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Mamdani magnanimously noted the president’s high support in 2024 for a Republican in New York.
    Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 22 Nov. 2025
Adverb
  • Giving altruistically may be unrealistic when the sun confronts Neptune.
    USA TODAY, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
  • But sellers do not offer lower prices to some consumers altruistically.
    George Slover, Time, 6 Aug. 2025
Adverb
  • Adding this number of people to the most recently available data would bring the share of Americans who give charitably to 52%.
    Jon Bergdoll, The Conversation, 17 Mar. 2026
  • While at present, the greater collector-car market might be charitably described as less than lucrative, Porsche cars and collectibles remain a bright—and guiding—light in that landscape.
    Robert Ross, Robb Report, 6 Mar. 2026
Adverb
  • And one of those models that a lot of people, for a while, had some hope in was philanthropically minded billionaires who would see the value in what journalism was doing, and also have the capacity to remove it from the marketplace of capitalism, at least to a degree.
    Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 2026
Adverb
  • Are there large-scale breeders that treat their breeding dogs and cats and puppies and kittens humanely, and how will they be impacted by the law?
    Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Paws for a Cause, a nonprofit group, spayed and neutered 131 cats during the tour at no cost to those who humanely trapped and/or take care of the animals.
    Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
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“Beneficently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beneficently. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.

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