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as in kindness
an act of kind assistance
did me the courtesy of loaning me his jacket
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as in gesture
an act or utterance that is a customary show of good manners
the greeting "How are you?" is often intended as no more than a courtesy
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as in attentiveness
speech or behavior that is a sign of good breeding
a woman who responds to every situation with courtesy and kindness
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Recent Examples of courtesy
The lineup is below; all language is courtesy of the festival.
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 8 Jan. 2026
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The 37-year-old typically gets Wednesday’s off as a veteran’s courtesy.
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—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for courtesy
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For months afterward, kindness arrived in unexpected forms — neighbors bringing food, strangers offering furniture, friends calling daily.—
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Does their lack of kindness grant you permission to respond with equal insensitivity or even cruelty?—
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At the end of Monday's live Atlas demonstration, the humanoid prototype swung its arms in a theatrical gesture to introduce a static model of the new product version of Atlas, which looked slightly different and was blue in color.—
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By integrating vision, audio, and language, IntEngine enables Nylo to coordinate speech, facial expressions, and gestures in real time.—
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Good care requires a level of presence and attentiveness that just can’t be scaled.—
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The company is aiming squarely at a traveler who wants the convenience of commercial routes but the comfort and attentiveness that usually come with chartering a jet.—
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In addition to marketing and contract management services, Cureate offers educational courses.—
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An Assumption block and a Notre Dame error tied the score, but Emily Keiran's service error gave the Pandas a 15-14 lead.—
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Judith Martin's Miss Manners column has chronicled the continuous rise and fall of American manners since 1978.—
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This Is the Way to Tea Party From setting the table to greeting guests, Cece teaches her friends how to use their best manners while enjoying a tea party.—
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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor—who lost all of his royal titles and privileges in October in a groundbreaking decision by his older brother, King Charles—has been completely shut out of royal life.—
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However, Amanyara is part of American Express Fine Hotels & Resorts, offering certain cardholders privileges like early check-in, late check-out, room upgrades when available, daily breakfast for two, and a $100 on-property credit.—
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Kirschenheiter's engagement ring involved just as much thoughtfulness as the proposal.—
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And to put it simply, the film does not work without the precision and thoughtfulness of Jordan’s performances.—
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Mia's courage, optimism and grace touched the lives of the entire Husky community.—
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Not everyone is convinced economic talk is the way back into voters’ good graces.—
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“Courtesy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/courtesy. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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