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- adverb In a
selfless manner; done in a way that disregards concerns for the self and places other first.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb in an altruistic manner
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Examples
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But HuffPost Hill wonders, entirely selflessly, is that true anymore?
HUFFPOST HILL - OCTOBER 6TH, 2010 Eliot Nelson 2010
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But HuffPost Hill wonders, entirely selflessly, is that true anymore?
HUFFPOST HILL - OCTOBER 6TH, 2010 Eliot Nelson 2010
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She love the Doctor and putting 10.2 with the one person who loves the Doctor so completely and selflessly is ridiculous because Rose would never accept 10.2 as the Doctor, as her Doctor because she knows better then anyone he's not him.
Pony Pep Talk Needed...ARRGGH! rabid1st 2009
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We should realize how selflessly their time is spent on behalf of our country and its people - and we should hope for their health and well-being to be revitalized. jackson
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The CNN Heroes stories are such a great way to recognize people who contibute their time selflessly.
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Who wanted to be reminded that ordinary folks like the residents of Dillon were still living in small homes, driving old cars and struggling to pay their bills while selflessly caring for their loved ones -- not when there was so much money to spend and there were so many good times to be had and so many McMansions to be built?
Ed Martin: Friday Night Lights: A Fond Farewell Ed Martin 2011
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After this declaration of faith, a Christian is supposed to live a life pleasing to Jesus Christ by living as he would live; selflessly serving others.
Randy Miller: Christianity Can Be Found In Dr. King's Example Randy Miller 2011
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Would you be able to indulge her need for schmalz, selflessly?
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The favored status symbol is no longer the giant yacht or the sprawling mansion but the home designed to be so ruthlessly energy-efficient that it generates its own power and produces a surplus that can be selflessly fed back into the grid.
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When the days were long and my spirit became defeated by the vagaries of my disabilities, Steve selflessly wiped away my self-pity and made me feel wanted and deserving of his love.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Thanks Dad Jack Canfield 2011
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