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as in compassionate
having or showing the capacity for sharing the feelings of another
a sympathetic smile needed a sympathetic listener who would understand her marital woes
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as in benevolent
having or marked by sympathy and consideration for others
a sympathetic store manager who let us use the telephone sympathetic letters from supporters after the disappointing verdict
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Recent Examples of sympathetic
What To Know The Court's three liberal members, Justices , and have all appeared to side with the task force while conservative justices , and appeared sympathetic to the challengers, with Thomas suggesting had never designated authority to run the task force.
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Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Apr. 2025
Dallas City Council, sympathetic to the developer’s concerns, passed a resolution in June opposing NCTCOG’s proposed train path.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Apr. 2025
The complaint references multiple players who are described as sympathetic to Russia’s viewpoint of the war.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Reddit users in the comments section were sympathetic toward the former bridesmaid.
—Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 23 Apr. 2025
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Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Apr. 2025
Dallas City Council, sympathetic to the developer’s concerns, passed a resolution in June opposing NCTCOG’s proposed train path.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Apr. 2025
The complaint references multiple players who are described as sympathetic to Russia’s viewpoint of the war.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Reddit users in the comments section were sympathetic toward the former bridesmaid.
—Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 23 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sympathetic
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TikToker Bella Bradford Announces Her Own Death at 24 in Video Recorded During 'Final Stages' of Rare Terminal Cancer By Friday, however, her condition had deteriorated so drastically that the only compassionate option left was hospice.—
Carissa Talmage,
People.com,
2 May 2025
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Albert Kim is the founder and CEO of Sota Cloud, pioneering through compassionate innovation.—
Albert Kim,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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There is, equally, a certain childish hope that Vuong’s reader will approach him with the benevolent incomprehension of a maternal figure.—
Andrea Long Chu,
Vulture,
6 May 2025
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This allowed people to keep believing in a fundamentally benevolent government despite their experiences.—
David Hambling,
Forbes.com,
6 May 2025
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Paige makes the astute observation that Craig and Kyle are similar and need to be prodded along with kind words and attention with everything that happens.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
8 May 2025
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If the fates are kind, the Avs have learned at least two things from the sheer agony of the past weekend.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
7 May 2025
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The experience reflects the same thoughtful curation found throughout one of Waikiki’s most exclusive boutique hotels, where nine residential-style suites, each an entire floor with private elevator access, redefine oceanfront luxury.—
Roger Sands,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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For all its thoughtful flourishes, a meal at Kabawa feels easygoing and joyous.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
4 May 2025
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The humane society believes he may have been born blind.—
Simone Jasper,
Charlotte Observer,
8 May 2025
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The all-white pup has spent 281 days — much of her short life — in the humane society’s care, shelter officials said.—
Sara Schilling,
Sacbee.com,
7 May 2025
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“Sympathetic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sympathetic. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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