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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
Culturally and politically, Haitians have been continuously demonized, reinforcing the original lie of white supremacy: that slavery was not a brutal system of exploitation, but a benevolent project that benefited the enslaved.
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Aisha M. Beliso-De Jesús / Made By History, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
Other clips depict him as an obsessive artist, poring over every detail, incapable of leaving the studio, and as a benevolent and jovial kingpin with a private plane and a distressing number of tracksuits, a hookah always smoldering.
—Brady Brickner-Wood, The New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2024
James Earl Jones, a commanding presence onscreen who nonetheless gained greater fame off-camera as the sonorous voice of Star Wars villain Darth Vader and Mufasa, the benevolent leader in The Lion King, died Monday.
—Jacqueline Mansky, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Sep. 2024
The apparition expanded and contracted, an outward ebullience and receding gravitational pull simulating the feeling of a benevolent embrace.
—Tara Anne Dalbow, ARTnews.com, 3 Sep. 2024
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Aisha M. Beliso-De Jesús / Made By History, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
Other clips depict him as an obsessive artist, poring over every detail, incapable of leaving the studio, and as a benevolent and jovial kingpin with a private plane and a distressing number of tracksuits, a hookah always smoldering.
—Brady Brickner-Wood, The New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2024
James Earl Jones, a commanding presence onscreen who nonetheless gained greater fame off-camera as the sonorous voice of Star Wars villain Darth Vader and Mufasa, the benevolent leader in The Lion King, died Monday.
—Jacqueline Mansky, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Sep. 2024
The apparition expanded and contracted, an outward ebullience and receding gravitational pull simulating the feeling of a benevolent embrace.
—Tara Anne Dalbow, ARTnews.com, 3 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for benevolent
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Take compassionate, caring actions to support others.Stephanie Innes, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
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But the real knockout is Saldaña, a compassionate audience surrogate and urgent energy source.Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
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Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust’s portfolio.Jim Cramer, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
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Although his output slowed in later years, Jones, a lifelong activist and supporter of Martin Luther King Jr., continued to contribute to charitable causes and worked on the soundtrack to the 2024 film Lola.Darlene Aderoju, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
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Be kind to yourself: The election is stressing us out.Carlie Kollath Wells, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
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So try to do something kind for yourself in the process of grieving.Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Nov. 2024
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While building these cashflow models will likely be complex and expensive, philanthropic capital could step in to help with data collection and provide technical support.Olivia White Michael Wiegand, Harvard Business Review, 26 Sep. 2024
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Elysian Impact is the philanthropic arm of Elysian, a luxury lifestyle brand that supports women’s empowerment, and was created in partnership with DRC Ventures, a conservation platform founded by Dr. Christina Rahm.Nadja Sayej, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
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Many states that rely on advisory committee recommendations for vaccination schedules and mandates could also choose to ignore them if people sympathetic to Kennedy’s views join the panels.Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
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With its sympathetic portraits of Donald Trump and Roy Cohn, The Apprentice is, in the end, yet another bland Hollywood biopic.A. S. Hamrah, The New York Review of Books, 31 Oct. 2024
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Adam Smith’s original vision of capitalism was humane, but it has since been contorted by visible hands to become inhumane.Roy Swan, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
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Never has a war been fought in such a humane way. ...Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 7 Oct. 2024
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In addition, the home includes a two-car garage, offering generous space for vehicles and storage requirements.Bay Area Home Report, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
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At a competitive price and 27% discount, this SSD also comes with a generous five-year warranty, providing peace of mind.Shubham Yewale, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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“Benevolent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/benevolent. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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