duteous

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Recent Examples of duteous The administrator in him favors the long view; the duteous building of a team over the course of years. John Altavilla, courant.com, 12 May 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for duteous
Adjective
  • The weighty subject of Whitehead’s novel seems to demand a straight story—the kind that announces its respect for the material through impressively unvarnished performances, dutiful attention to period trappings, a tasteful approach to the story’s violence.
    K. Austin Collins, The Atlantic, 13 Dec. 2024
  • As Hanks’s savvy, dutiful assistant, Adams is the paste that keeps a film full of larger-than-life performances earthbound.
    Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • The Spa is Worth the Whole Trip To begin, step into a world like no other at the Chuan Spa, where you’ll be greeted by amiable and accommodating staff who will assist in creating a soothing experience for you during your time here.
    Wendy Altschuler, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024
  • But Brown turns out to be an amiable businessman who identified a market inefficiency.
    Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Meanwhile, be ready to compromise and be agreeable with others today.
    Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Concerns too are that people will end up avoiding human feedback since the feedback from AI is heartwarming and agreeable.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • Anyone who meets the gentle, obedient boy would never call him that.
    Bebe Hodges, USA TODAY, 15 Nov. 2024
  • Of course, anyone who meets the gentle, obedient boy would never call him that.
    Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 11 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • Netanyahu appears convinced that his country’s security, along with his own political survival, depends on prolonging the military offensives and keeping both Gaza and Lebanon ungovernable, and therefore acquiescent.
    Mohanad Hage Ali, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2024
  • The young man’s comment was out of line, and my silence felt somehow acquiescent.
    Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 21 Sep. 2024
Adjective
  • The university's student newspaper, The Villanovan, reported that the actor was handing out water and snacks (and obliging selfie requests) on that campus as well.
    Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 5 Nov. 2024
  • But on this day’s errand, in the New Pioneer produce aisle, Greenwell could be mistaken for someone a little more quotidian: an obliging, slightly flustered midwestern husband.
    Sarah Thankam Mathews, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2024
Adjective
  • Lead actor Nathan Meister returns to the role of Henry Oldfield, the sheep-phobic son of a farmer who discovers his twisted older brother has been carrying out dangerous genetic experiences on his livestock, which transform them from docile vegetarians to ruthless, carnivorous killers.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2024
  • What maybe gets forgotten is that the Old Course was especially docile that week.
    Brendan Quinn, The Athletic, 18 July 2024
Adjective
  • Women were expected to be apologetic and submissive.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Alice is Zoey’s domme — the dominant partner in the relationship — and Zoey is the sub, or submissive.
    Kayla Levy, Curbed, 11 Dec. 2024

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“Duteous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/duteous. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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