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Recent Examples of congeniality
In her 25 years on the bench, she was known for her congeniality and independence.
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Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 19 Dec. 2023
What makes Pence so puzzling is a devotion to ideals (Christian faith, country, family) that dances uneasily with ambition and congeniality.
—T.a. Frank, Washington Post, 28 June 2023
To audiences at the Hudson Theatre, Edelman’s college-buddy congeniality is the key to this 75-minute narrative set.
—Naveen Kumar, Variety, 26 June 2023
In 2014, in an interview with the Washington Post, Young recalled the clubby congeniality of those early years, when committee members from both parties would meet for drinks after five in the chairman’s office, and then present a united front when others in Congress tried to mess with their bill.
—Tom Kizzia, Anchorage Daily News, 20 Mar. 2022
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Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 19 Dec. 2023
What makes Pence so puzzling is a devotion to ideals (Christian faith, country, family) that dances uneasily with ambition and congeniality.
—T.a. Frank, Washington Post, 28 June 2023
To audiences at the Hudson Theatre, Edelman’s college-buddy congeniality is the key to this 75-minute narrative set.
—Naveen Kumar, Variety, 26 June 2023
In 2014, in an interview with the Washington Post, Young recalled the clubby congeniality of those early years, when committee members from both parties would meet for drinks after five in the chairman’s office, and then present a united front when others in Congress tried to mess with their bill.
—Tom Kizzia, Anchorage Daily News, 20 Mar. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for congeniality
Noun
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Social citizens Cutting off those in-person relationships isn’t just a problem for safety and friendliness around the block.—
Betsy Sinclair,
The Conversation,
21 Mar. 2025
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His research concluded that sociability, or friendliness in dogs is significantly related to size.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
14 Mar. 2025
Noun
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For now, Lynch and Valkyria are the two beloved babyfaces who can dominate the women’s tag team division and form a friendship.—
Blake Oestriecher,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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This is a reminder of how much work went on behind the scenes to make Nostra Aetate possible — and the extent to which friendships between Catholic and Jewish communities in America still matter today.—
Joshua Stanton,
New York Daily News,
20 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Those who yearn for peace and stability, commerce and comradery, amity with our friends and neighbors?—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Mar. 2025
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In a world that could use more bipartisanship, that kind of amity is arguably a good thing.—
Tom Tapp,
Deadline,
12 Mar. 2025
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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
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Hold on to your butts, Samuel L. Jackson is coming after awards season cordiality.—
Harrison Richlin,
IndieWire,
28 Nov. 2024
Noun
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Furthermore, relying on AI for companionship could lead to a decline in some of our most fundamental social skills and a diminished capacity for navigating the intricacies of human relationships.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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An increasing number of people are already using AI for companionship and therapy.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The whole development is designed to maximize sociability.—
Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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Commonplace virtues turn toward vice: compassion veers toward deceit, attentive parenting toward either laxity or oppressiveness, friendship toward jealousy or contempt, sociability toward falsehood or cruelty.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
26 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Gone are the prophecies of ever-accelerating integration and the paeans to trade and investment promoting prosperity and comity for all.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
10 June 2021
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In the interest of comity, then, and in the hopes for an impressively long list of signatories, the hosts would have fudged the question.—
Neal B. Freeman,
National Review,
13 Mar. 2025
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Sweeping strings and layered harmonies bring richness to the track, as Erivo sends her unparalleled voice to new heights on this dizzying new song.—
Stephen Daw,
Billboard,
11 Apr. 2025
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Medium-full, with excellent harmony and varietal character.—
Tom Hyland,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Congeniality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/congeniality. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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