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Recent Examples of friendship Canada has sent 60 firefighters to help, with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau emphasizing the strong friendship between the two nations. Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025 Shields is proof that midlife friendships can be transformational. Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 13 Jan. 2025 His life, as presented here, was a never-ending flow of creativity, adventure, and love, including close friendships/working partnerships with Frank Sinatra (who credited Jones with injecting new energy into his music) and his romance with actress Peggy Lipton (Rashida’s mom). Debby Wolfinsohn, EW.com, 11 Jan. 2025 Instead, Guinness tapped into our better angels in the character of these basketball players in dedication, loyalty and friendship. Mary Meehan, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for friendship 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for friendship
Noun
  • Beth later said that despite the losses, she was overwhelmed by the acts of kindness and generosity of friends, family and strangers who reached out to help.
    Jerry Shnay, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2025
  • In reality, none of the countless people now reaching out — and helping in ways that are redefining my idea of generosity — have ever considered it.
    Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Every choice in appearance reflects the pride, purpose, and inherited legacy of our brotherhood.
    Leah Faye Cooper, Vogue, 20 Jan. 2025
  • To his brotherhood within a theologically conservative, hard-right church coalition, Fox News host Pete Hegseth's ascension as President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Defense Department wasn’t merely opportunistic.
    Liam Adams, USA TODAY, 13 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • 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
  • Hold on to your butts, Samuel L. Jackson is coming after awards season cordiality.
    Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 28 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Her insistence resulted in a resolution for her family, albeit without the goodwill of the staff.
    Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Giving voice to his own stubbornness only further depleted the little reservoir of goodwill for Biden inside the party.
    Philip Elliott, TIME, 13 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Every staffer at every Laemmle theater reflected the friendliness and enthusiasm of their boss.
    Tom Brueggemann, IndieWire, 12 Jan. 2025
  • The friendliness is by both circumstance and design, pervading everything.
    Grayson Haver Currin, Outside Online, 24 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Whether through community service, acts of kindness, or conversations that challenge and inspire, the day is about pushing his vision forward.
    Okla Jones, Essence, 20 Jan. 2025
  • The nine characteristics are empathy, perseverance, gratitude, generosity, kindness, justice, honesty, humility and leadership.
    Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Where Ricken sees benevolence and opportunity, Devon sees only wiles and trickery.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
  • What if billionaires were known for their benevolence rather than exploitation?
    Dossé-Via Trenou, refinery29.com, 17 Dec. 2024

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“Friendship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/friendship. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.

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