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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This is the kind of friendship that dreams are made of.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
19 Feb. 2025
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Rihanna and Rocky first confirmed their romance in 2020 following nearly a decade of close friendship.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
19 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Trump has no reason to presume that the 1935 case will be overruled even though two Supreme Court justices, John Roberts and Elena Kagan, were appointed in part because of their previously declared friendliness to executive power.—
George Liebmann,
Baltimore Sun,
23 Feb. 2025
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What remained unclear is how much of a lasting boost China’s economy could get from the ingenuity of one start-up, or how much confidence the business community could derive from the sudden friendliness of a leader who has a reputation for distrusting and disliking the private sector.—
Li Yuan,
New York Times,
22 Feb. 2025
Noun
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On February 14, the Adams County SPCA based in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, shared a heartfelt statement on Facebook, expressing their deep appreciation for the community's incredible generosity.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
17 Feb. 2025
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Whether Grayson can overcome them hinges in no small part on his ability to inspire internet strangers with the sunniest possible version of his story, in the hopes their generosity fills the gaps left by public policy and civil rights law.—
Los Angeles Times,
Boston Herald,
8 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The couple treat the filmmakers — and therefore us — with amity.—
Lisa Kennedy,
Variety,
3 Feb. 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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“Cordiality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cordiality. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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