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courtesy
noun as in good manners
Strong matches
noun as in favor, indulgence
Example Sentences
Late last month, California fire officials made a courtesy call to Los Angeles.
Soon, talking to an actual human being—a person who deserved courtesy, empathy and genuine give-and-take—felt like squeezing into too-tight jeans after a month of living in sweatpants.
Yamamoto pitched a 1-2-3 10th inning and went into the bottom of the 11th with a 5-4 lead, courtesy of a homer by Smith in the top of the inning.
“It was kind of like a courtesy, because I’m largely responsible that we have that independent commission,” Schwarzenegger recalled.
The movie’s recent restoration—courtesy of Photoplay Productions, using materials largely held by the Danish Film Institute—is a revelation thanks to its primary source: amber-toned nitrate prints struck from original camera negatives.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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