merciful
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In the name of God, the Merciful and Compassionate.
From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023
"Merciful: undeserved kindness instead of punishment," the definition reads.
From Fox News • Mar. 14, 2019
“In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Most Gracious,” the statement begins.
From New York Times • Jul. 1, 2018
"Nyaatha" means "Merciful mother" in the Kikuyu language.
From Reuters • May 23, 2015
It was like a heavy shaking of talcum powder in the brain hearing all those mothers complimenting each other’s daughters and lisping back in good Castilian to the Sisters of the Merciful Mother.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
Vocabulary lists containing merciful
Power Suffix: -ful
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Lee's General Order No. 9: A Farewell Address
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