as in friendship
kindly concern, interest, or support
everyone appreciated the cordiality and thoughtfulness of the welcoming committee
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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.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cordiality
Noun
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Lawnmower parents may insert themselves into their child’s friendships and relationships with others and intrude on social issues without allowing the child to resolve problems independently.—
Jazmin Towe,
Parents,
27 Jan. 2025
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Why Sabrina Brier is always 'examining my friendships' Brier's audiobook is like a rom-com for a friend group.—
David Oliver,
USA TODAY,
26 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Every staffer at every Laemmle theater reflected the friendliness and enthusiasm of their boss.—
Tom Brueggemann,
IndieWire,
12 Jan. 2025
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The friendliness is by both circumstance and design, pervading everything.—
Grayson Haver Currin,
Outside Online,
24 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Setting aside humanity, humility, charity, generosity, rationality, reality and other distractions, the Los Angeles fires add another element to what was already a fraught relationship between two egocentric political figures.—
Dan Walters,
The Mercury News,
24 Jan. 2025
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The interfaith outpouring of compassion and generosity is an example of faith in action, those interviewed say.—
Sophie Hills,
The Christian Science Monitor,
23 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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“Cordiality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cordiality. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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