congenial
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Mary Todd Lincoln won’t go down in history as one of the most influential or congenial first ladies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 11, 2026
For the British the hope is that the trip will exploit the modern irony that the world’s most powerful republic finds an old monarchy’s hereditary king more congenial company than its elected leader.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 27, 2026
Fuentes is a dweeby kid in an ill-fitting suit, with none of the congenial charms of Joe Rogan or masculine swagger of Andrew Tate.
From Slate ● Dec. 5, 2025
That may be just a more congenial way to encounter a set of ideas you disagree with than a newspaper column that tries to make a particular argument or point.
From Slate ● Oct. 7, 2025
Shrewdly, they try to shift the terms of the argument to more congenial rhetorical ground—an approach that will force the friars to treat them as equals.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
Vocabulary lists containing congenial
"The Landlady" by Roald Dahl
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"The Odyssey" by Homer, Books 8–13
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Grade 10, List 6
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