Used in a Sentence

benevolently

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for benevolently.

Editorial note

The userbase of benevolently forkable distributed systems never needs to be split, which is a powerful characteristic for growth.

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Parts of speech1

Quick take

In a benevolent manner.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of benevolently gathered in one view.

adverb

In a benevolent manner.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for benevolently.

adverb

In a benevolent manner.

Example sentences

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The userbase of benevolently forkable distributed systems never needs to be split, which is a powerful characteristic for growth.

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It could very well be that it would naturally tend to be very friendly, or at least benevolently indifferent.

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Could you write a program to tell the difference between a JS file that's been benevolently minified versus maliciously obfuscated?

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Maybe they realized that you can't give employers all the power and expect them to act benevolently at the expense of profit.

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If we dealt rationally and benevolently with it, 100% unemployment would be an age of abundance...

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Are we assuming that once (Uber|Lyft) has the market wrapped up they're going to benevolently maintain favorable driver pay rates?

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Preferably something you have made an honest attempt to benevolently interpret.

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No institution of that size behaves consistently, let alone consistently benevolently.

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It's possible that he could both benefit from HSR failing and also be benevolently proposing that we actually try something new.

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I would much rather have to pay extra for the internet, than trust any government, to benevolently regulate access to the internet.

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Administrative staff benevolently administrating massive diversity programs of every kind.

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As we rely more and more on automated measures of relevancy, we put more and more trust into their making such measures benevolently.

Quote examples

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It's disingenuous to pretend those "commercial" drug companies forged their own universe and created these products benevolently.

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The various socialisms may vary on how this value system is aimed or directed, but it is usually "republican" (for the people) in outer character so that popular support is maintained; even if it is benevolently dictatored for executive expediency.

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Even if "wiser people" existed to benevolently keep us at a level somewhere between animal and higher life form for what seems an indefinite time, even then this idea offers only downsides and not a hint of actual protection against the things it's supposed to slow down.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use benevolently in a sentence?

The userbase of benevolently forkable distributed systems never needs to be split, which is a powerful characteristic for growth.

What does benevolently mean?

In a benevolent manner.

What part of speech is benevolently?

benevolently is commonly used as adverb.