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Recent Examples of congeniality
What makes Pence so puzzling is a devotion to ideals (Christian faith, country, family) that dances uneasily with ambition and congeniality.
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T.a. Frank, Washington Post, 28 June 2023
To audiences at the Hudson Theatre, Edelman’s college-buddy congeniality is the key to this 75-minute narrative set.
—Naveen Kumar, Variety, 26 June 2023
In 2014, in an interview with the Washington Post, Young recalled the clubby congeniality of those early years, when committee members from both parties would meet for drinks after five in the chairman’s office, and then present a united front when others in Congress tried to mess with their bill.
—Tom Kizzia, Anchorage Daily News, 20 Mar. 2022
That congeniality did disguise a paradoxical character trait: Oz Nelson was an industrial pioneer and a social revolutionary in a business suit.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2023
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T.a. Frank, Washington Post, 28 June 2023
To audiences at the Hudson Theatre, Edelman’s college-buddy congeniality is the key to this 75-minute narrative set.
—Naveen Kumar, Variety, 26 June 2023
In 2014, in an interview with the Washington Post, Young recalled the clubby congeniality of those early years, when committee members from both parties would meet for drinks after five in the chairman’s office, and then present a united front when others in Congress tried to mess with their bill.
—Tom Kizzia, Anchorage Daily News, 20 Mar. 2022
That congeniality did disguise a paradoxical character trait: Oz Nelson was an industrial pioneer and a social revolutionary in a business suit.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for congeniality
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In a nod to modernity and environmental friendliness, there are no plastic hotel key cards.Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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Several of the President-elect’s recent appointments have suggested at least a friendliness to the idea.Rosemary Kelanic, TIME, 17 Dec. 2024
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More than anything, these two seemingly diametrically opposed ride-or-dies inspire nostalgia for the female friendships from Rae’s previous projects, from Molly and Issa in Insecure to Shawna and Mia in the canceled-too-soon show Rap Sh!t.Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Jan. 2025
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The answer will depend on the closeness of the friendship and the extent, and frequency, of the imposition.Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2025
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And despite the show of Franco-English amity in Paris, a combination of political tremors and economic headwinds across Europe is making the task far more difficult.Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Nov. 2024
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The Next Generation is its assertion that intergalactic amity can exist only in an atmosphere of stifling formality.Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 16 Oct. 2023
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Such cordiality was impossible this time, and Dirk Hauser — head of media for Bayern’s academy then and to this day — had to keep the two men apart, in different parts of the old stadium.Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
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Hold on to your butts, Samuel L. Jackson is coming after awards season cordiality.Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 28 Nov. 2024
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But in addition to companionship and comfort, having a pet may also promote stronger immunity.Mark Gurarie, Verywell Health, 9 Jan. 2025
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In a video that reached over 120,000 people, Marisha Gupta sparked a conversation about self-love and companionship by sharing her longing for a partner at the age of 37.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
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Despite their differences in sociability and communication styles, cats and dogs often find ways to coexist harmoniously.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
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Civility leads to sociability, a concept that creates a political link between an interactive citizenry and a truly functional republic.Blake D. Morant, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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Because the comity—to call it by its correct name, the love—in that office, and by extension, in this little town, did not seem worth sacrificing to even so dire a truth.Gary Greenberg, Harper's Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
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Alienated Hispanic Angelenos abandoned the team for decades, until Valenzuela became a source of comity.Nicholas Dawidoff, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024
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With their distinctive three-part harmonies, Peter, Paul and Mary — with Noel Paul Stookey and Mary Travers — became one of the biggest and most commercially successful acts to emerge out of the Greenwich Village folk scene.Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2025
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These wellness journeys support a wide range of wellness goals like detoxification, relaxation, healthy weight loss, longevity, nutrition and fitness, emotional harmony, and even adventure.Bianca Salonga, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Congeniality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/congeniality. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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