empathetic
adjective
em·pa·thet·ic
ˌem-pə-ˈthe-tik 
: involving, characterized by, or based on empathy
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an empathetic social worker who soon realized that the single mother was at her breaking point
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Lesther Alemán, then a student leader who frequently interacted with Dogu during the 2018 protests, described her as publicly blunt but privately empathetic.
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Yamlek Mojica Loaisiga, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
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Today at Orlando Family Stage, the mission is to empower young people to be brave and empathetic.
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Yamlek Mojica Loaisiga, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Editor Martin Ivanov’s empathetic, dreamlike cutting underscores the symbiosis between humans and storks in a pastoral world before it is disrupted by capitalism.
—Alissa Simon, Variety, 4 Feb. 2026
Advertisement Dad, on the other hand, was soft-spoken, gentle, empathetic, and accountable.
—John E. Green, Time, 1 Feb. 2026
Today at Orlando Family Stage, the mission is to empower young people to be brave and empathetic.
—Julie Ruth Owen, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2026
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“Empathetic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/empathetic. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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