In doing non-profit work, I want to describe something that can be arbitrarily selected and provides practical utility beyond simply "object" and is not bought and sold, rather granted. But, it functions in physical terms only through natural physical dynamics (not renewable energy) like a filter...

Or when the supposed target of the slur claim it as an unoffensive word and treat like something of a term of endearment among themselves.

For example, the ground meat in Bolognese that is absent in Puttanesca. Or when you decided to make salad "sinful" you added pork rinds to it.

I cannot find the right word for this approach in translation theory. I was told that some translation theorists, for example Antoin Berman, say that a translator should have full accordance to the the source language, that is, the language they are translating from. What is that view called?

What word(s) would you use to describe a business or company that pretends to do the legal/right thing regarding employees, but in reality the company does not care. This issue pertains to legalities in the workplace, and the company in question is barely doing what is "legal" about this problem...

I am writing a logline for a story which deals with the Global immigration crisis and the Catholic Churchs' response to it. I feel like the word, 'response' here would have a negative connotation and when the story talks about the help the church is doing towards the stranded-helpless migrants. ...

Looking for one word for the actual feeling of feeling alive... if that makes sense. "Alive" itself is not descriptive enough as it could just mean to "exist". Need something more beautiful and meaningful.

Here is what, I am in dire need of a single word, that denotes a meaning of the sound pertaining to ripple. Explicitly asking, is there any word for the sound produced when a drop of water hits on the surface of large body of water?

I'm looking for an adverb form or synonym of the word "outlier." An example of usage: This datapoint is _____ positive. I've thought of disproportionately, but that word carries additional connotations that may not apply to all use cases. Thanks for any input you may have.

Is there a word for slowing exhaling through an open mouth like when it's cold and you're trying to warm up your hands? As in; He [word] into his hands but failed to warm them up.