as in devotee
someone who wants another person to be happy, successful, etc.
Dozens of well-wishers gathered to say goodbye to him.
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Recent Examples of well-wisher
The book is filled with lewd pictures, with many faces blacked out, and messages both handwritten and typed from well-wishers.
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Bart Jansen, USA Today, 17 Dec. 2025
Meanwhile, a journalist for was at Markle Sr's bedside over the weekend and recorded a video of him thanking well-wishers for their support.
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2025
Starting point guard Pat Spencer was swamped with well-wishers in the Windy City.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 8 Dec. 2025
Throw in a career-high 32 point performance in Milwaukee on Nov. 14 with literally thousands of well-wishers in the stands, and it’s been quite the crazy stretch for the 20-year-old forward.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 4 Dec. 2025
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Uggs are a constant celebrity favorite, with Jennifer Lawrence and Bella Hadid among the many devotees.—
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When the road reopened after a nearly seven-year closure in December, its devotees returned in droves.—
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That, combined with a decisive second-half performance, represented the good in Sunday’s matchup, the part that may give fans hope about a return trip to the NCAA Tournament.—
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When Posa slammed Washington quarterback Demond Williams to the ground for a game-clincher on fourth-and-6, some 70,000 fans erupted as if thawed from a long freeze.—
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Victor Quispe Victor Quispe The friend said Quispe was a barber, and he recently got married and his wife is expecting.—
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First, Monty Miller (a suave, anguished Jon Hamm), Tommy’s lifelong friend and billionaire founder of M-Tex, dies suddenly, but not before naming the fixer as the new company president.—
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Cries for regime change in Iran echoed through San Francisco on Sunday afternoon as more than a thousand Iranian-Americans and supporters gathered in front of the Ferry Building to show solidarity with protesters overseas.—
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But supporters say the expansion would address escalating instances of campus violence, including the assassination in Utah of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.—
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“Well-wisher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/well-wisher. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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