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
To Mediavilla, she is an overlooked Disneyland personality, working to set up tour school groups, help define children’s activities and be an advocate for Disneyland’s overly congenial hospitality.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2026
Earth is a remarkably congenial rock for human beings and other life forms.
From Slate • Dec. 9, 2025
Sir John said the world was changing and "may not be reshaping in a way that is congenial to the West".
From BBC • Feb. 16, 2025
It may not be a coincidence that Greene, like many scientists since Galileo, is a lucid expositor of difficult ideas, because the ideal of classic prose is congenial to the worldview of the scientist.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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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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