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as in compassionate
having or marked by sympathy and consideration for others
a benevolent willingness to provide veterinary services to low-income families at greatly reduced prices
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as in charitable
having or showing a concern for the welfare of others
a benevolent businessman who has donated money and time to helping inner-city youths
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Recent Examples of benevolent
This season, the Mavericks have deepened their benevolent efforts across the KC community by partnering with four local non-profits: Wayside Waifs, Variety KC, Giving the Basics and Operation Breakthrough.
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Ben Delaforest, Kansas City Star, 7 Feb. 2025
Centuries ago, the seemingly benevolent alien race Oankali intervened in humanity's fateful hours, saving the remaining survivors and putting them in a deep sleep aboard their spaceship.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025
The June Foray Award for significant and benevolent impact was given to the non-profit organization Women in Animation for its work advocating for gender equality and inclusion in the industry.
—Terry Flores, Variety, 9 Feb. 2025
At the heart of his own clairvoyance and mediumship was an understanding that God was benevolent — too good to ever create something so awful as hell or eternal damnation.
—Elizabeth Garner Masarik / Made By History, TIME, 16 Oct. 2024
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Ben Delaforest, Kansas City Star, 7 Feb. 2025
Centuries ago, the seemingly benevolent alien race Oankali intervened in humanity's fateful hours, saving the remaining survivors and putting them in a deep sleep aboard their spaceship.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025
The June Foray Award for significant and benevolent impact was given to the non-profit organization Women in Animation for its work advocating for gender equality and inclusion in the industry.
—Terry Flores, Variety, 9 Feb. 2025
At the heart of his own clairvoyance and mediumship was an understanding that God was benevolent — too good to ever create something so awful as hell or eternal damnation.
—Elizabeth Garner Masarik / Made By History, TIME, 16 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for benevolent
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Even with their flaws and subjectivities, human therapists are equipped to hold a compassionate, adaptive space that AI currently can’t replicate.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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June's story serves as a reminder of the dedication required to rescue and rehabilitate homeless animals, as well as the impact of compassionate individuals willing to go the extra mile.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
19 Feb. 2025
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And, who knows, one of those bricks might lay the foundation for more charitable actions.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Feb. 2025
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These might include harvesting and offsetting gains and losses, charitable gifts to offset gain, charitable remainder trusts to defer the taxable gain on diversification, exchange funds, and so forth.—
Martin Shenkman,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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Contest organizers were once again kind enough to share with us a selection of this year’s honorees, with captions written by the photographers.—
Alan Taylor,
The Atlantic,
25 Feb. 2025
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Be kind to yourself when things don’t go as planned.—
Nicole Lipkin,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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Rather than ‘doing good’ with a one-time injection of funds, this model allows philanthropic capital to regenerate over time.—
Chris Gallagher,
USA TODAY,
13 Feb. 2025
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The idea is simple: philanthropic capital can jump-start projects, and federal funding could eventually help scale it nationwide.—
Michael Sheldrick,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
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No doubt the many sympathetic replies that came her way were sincere.—
Denise Crosby,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Feb. 2025
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Karin’s a sympathetic reader, and less easily shocked than Johanna’s mom, Kristin (Ane Dahl Torp), with whom she feels compelled to share the novella-like work.—
Nicolas Rapold,
Deadline,
22 Feb. 2025
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The dog will serve a mandatory 10-day bite quarantine, the humane society said.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacramento Bee,
24 Feb. 2025
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The humane society has options to foster or adopt animals on its website.—
Jennifer Rodriguez,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 Feb. 2025
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The benefits of shopping for Shark tools at Nordstrom include a generous return policy and access to steep discounts during the retailer’s Anniversary Sale.—
Claire Sullivan,
WWD,
21 Feb. 2025
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News Of The Week Forbes released its annual list of America’s most generous philanthropists this month, and the lifetime giving of the nation’s top 25 philanthropists through December 30, 2024 rose to $241 billion–$30 billion more than last year’s total.—
Maggie McGrath,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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“Benevolent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/benevolent. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.
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