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Recent Examples of do-gooder
While a special minority of people are always tuned into this — Buddhist monks, say, or extreme do-gooders — most of us only see reality this way when tragedy strikes.
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Sigal Samuel, Vox, 6 Mar. 2025
The Little Maria controversy did no favors for human-rights activists, either, whom the government liked to paint as feckless—or even as smugglers masquerading as do-gooders.
—Lauren Markham, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
But there’s not so much of it that the department cannot devote half of its tiny force to investigating the theft of a few hundred bucks from the donation bowl at a charity event, hosted by Hank to burnish his own reputation as a do-gooder.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2025
As the conservative foil to liberal do-gooder Sandy, his wife Kirsten Cohen (played by Kelly Rowan) was a better representation of the upper-crust Newport Beach population in many ways.
—Sezin Devi Koehler, EW.com, 8 Feb. 2025
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Sigal Samuel, Vox, 6 Mar. 2025
The Little Maria controversy did no favors for human-rights activists, either, whom the government liked to paint as feckless—or even as smugglers masquerading as do-gooders.
—Lauren Markham, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
But there’s not so much of it that the department cannot devote half of its tiny force to investigating the theft of a few hundred bucks from the donation bowl at a charity event, hosted by Hank to burnish his own reputation as a do-gooder.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2025
As the conservative foil to liberal do-gooder Sandy, his wife Kirsten Cohen (played by Kelly Rowan) was a better representation of the upper-crust Newport Beach population in many ways.
—Sezin Devi Koehler, EW.com, 8 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for do-gooder
Noun
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Even technology optimists acknowledge that A.I. raises questions similar to those that the Luddites once posed.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2025
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The European Union, optimists point out, did not unravel after Britain’s departure.—
Mark Landler,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2025
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The documentary significantly adds to the origin story, tracing Reubens’ early days and infatuation with TV kids’ shows and Disney movies — Pollyanna was a favorite — and fleshing out the family’s move to Florida.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
24 Jan. 2025
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But isn’t the cynical explanation also the Pollyanna one?—
Maya Singer,
Vogue,
8 Jan. 2025
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The effects of sanctions and bravery among younger citizens of Iran have led to a serious divide and a rise in support for reformers.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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The Catholic Counter-Reformation, which took shape at the Council of Trent from 1545-1563, reinforced dogmatism in its effort to rebuke reformers.—
Joëlle Rollo-Koster,
The Conversation,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Do-gooder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/do-gooder. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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