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benevolently



ADVERB
gently
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Historically, hoping that an absolute power will benevolently provide for humanity if sufficiently enlightened hasn’t led to safe or positive outcomes.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

The new lions are looking a tad ferocious rather than benevolently regal.

From BBC Jul. 12, 2022

The set responds to Khan’s excitement and distress, but not benevolently.

From Washington Post Nov. 19, 2021

She doesn't benevolently lecture you on how you could, if you just tried, be economically simmering a pot of beans on the stove and roasting a chicken in the oven.

From Salon Nov. 9, 2021

Less benevolently, he might monopolise particularly coveted foods and prevent lower-ranking males from mating with the females.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari




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