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Recent Examples of mildness
Average mildness returns tomorrow afternoon.
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Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2026
Irish whiskey is known for its friendly mildness, so to pair it with a charging rhinoceros like Green Chartreuse gives the cocktail a shove into a realm of intensity that Irish whiskey drinks rarely occupy.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 14 Mar. 2026
Such mildness is a rarity in Kansas, because the state is notoriously temperamental and swings wildly between heat and cold.
—Literary Hub, 15 Dec. 2025
Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2026
Irish whiskey is known for its friendly mildness, so to pair it with a charging rhinoceros like Green Chartreuse gives the cocktail a shove into a realm of intensity that Irish whiskey drinks rarely occupy.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 14 Mar. 2026
Such mildness is a rarity in Kansas, because the state is notoriously temperamental and swings wildly between heat and cold.
—Literary Hub, 15 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mildness
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That silence was also instructive, some prominent American Jews said.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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By taking a beat to sit in silence with closed eyes, people are giving themselves a moment to notice the world, rather than shut it out.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
29 Mar. 2026
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Details matter, but gentleness matters even more.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
22 Mar. 2026
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But there is a new gentleness, too.—
Cathleen Schine,
The New York Review of Books,
19 Mar. 2026
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The contrast between the stiffness of the denim and the softness of the leather shoe makes for a beautiful visual harmony too.—
Alex Sales,
Glamour,
25 Mar. 2026
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Flax grown in the French regions where Everlane sources produces longer fibers than those cultivated in many other areas of the world, which the company said improves both durability and softness.—
Jennifer Bringle,
Sourcing Journal,
23 Mar. 2026
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The cast’s sole survivor is Jessica Hecht, who pours miraculous warmth and complexity into her faintly insulting role as Colleen, the head teller, a morally upright spinster goosed by her flirtation with Sonny and the spotlight.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
2 Apr. 2026
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Despite the grandeur of the place, there is an ease and warmth to the space.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 Apr. 2026
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And the promise of comity was dramatically torn apart.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Mar. 2026
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The smartphone theory of everything argues that our personal devices are responsible for the rise of political polarization, anxiety, depression, and conspiracy theories—not to mention the decline of attention spans, intelligence, happiness, and general comity.—
Derek Thompson,
The Atlantic,
22 Feb. 2026
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Carolyn didn’t want to go but relented after being encouraged by her sister and some newfound tenderness toward her husband.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
27 Mar. 2026
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But while her previous pictures never shied away from tenderness despite their outré scenarios, her latest is a far more melancholy affair.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2026
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Even the language used in the show reflects the warmness of the local language.—
Keyaira Boone,
Essence,
13 Nov. 2025
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There was always a warmness, there was always a laughter, there was always a family feel.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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Such meekness is understandable from him.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Feb. 2026
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Likewise, meekness once meant not becoming weak, but subjugating power to reason – not letting anger take control.—
Timothy J. Pawl,
The Conversation,
23 Feb. 2026
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“Mildness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mildness. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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