as in warm
having or showing kindly feeling and sincere interest
they were neighborly folks, always ready to lend a helping hand whenever necessary
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Recent Examples of neighborly
Despite ignoring his initial greeting and relying on her cranky anti-neighborly attitude to dissuade further outreach, Nile won’t relent.
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 13 Nov. 2025
But Hobbles is only trying to be neighborly.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
He’s cultivated a culture where accountability, neighborly care, and honesty aren’t optional - they’re expected.
—Maria Williams, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
Rules and use restrictions, and member discipline, helps protect residents by ensuring neighborly behavior in the HOA community.
—Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2025
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What better month to hunker down, swathed in a cozy sweater, with a warm drink and a good book in hand, than January?—
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Frisbee recounts feeling bathed in warm light and then having had a vision of himself leading thousands of hippies into the Pacific Ocean to be baptized.—
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Head to Amazon now to shop even more petite-friendly comfy pants, and keep scrolling to check out the rest of my favorite picks.—
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Looking for more cold-weather-friendly sets?—
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After the initial encounter, sending a brief email or text is both gracious and strategic.—
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Our recipe hails from Mary Ada Marshall, a resident of Smith Island, who was gracious enough to share her recipe.—
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“Neighborly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neighborly. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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