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Recent Examples of cordiality There’s cordiality and decorum at these events; anyone can be on their best behavior for a day or so. Julia Cho, New York Times, 21 May 2024 Peterson brought that same peculiar cordiality into his Mirai manhunt. Andy Greenberg, WIRED, 14 Nov. 2023 Many such ties are now strained and may never return to their past cordiality. Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2023 Despite so much cause for grief, what’s striking about the protagonists is their cordiality and resilient hopefulness. Dennis Harvey, Variety, 8 Dec. 2023 See All Example Sentences for cordiality
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cordiality
Noun
  • There’s just something about this charming friendship that’s wildly heartwarming and authentic.
    Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 28 Mar. 2025
  • LeBron James is getting candid about his friendship with Kobe Bryant.
    Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The place has changed hands a few times since, but its quality and friendliness have remained consistent.
    Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2025
  • The home-listing website listed viable breeds based on size and ranked them based on cleanliness, barking, if the dog can be alone, exercise needs and friendliness to strangers.
    Krystal Nurse, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The 2025 World Happiness Report ranks more than 140 countries based on a number of factors, including life expectancy, freedom from corruption, and generosity.
    Passport by ForbesLife, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Several factors, including inequality, generosity, freedom, life expectancy and perceptions of corruption, all contribute to the rankings – but one question related to happiness is weighed heavily by researchers.
    Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 23 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • In a world that could use more bipartisanship, that kind of amity is arguably a good thing.
    Tom Tapp, Deadline, 12 Mar. 2025
  • By then, John had died, and a new Pope, Paul VI—the former Archbishop of Milan, Giovanni Battista Montini—had gone to Jerusalem, seeking symbolic expression of the new Catholic-Jewish amity.
    Paul Elie, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2025

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“Cordiality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cordiality. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.

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