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Recent Examples of compassionately
We are taxed, compassionately pass bills, paid for with Bonds, attend black tie dinners, and hear about 10-year plans after 10-year plans to solve the problem Sacramento is creating.
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Linh Tat,
Oc Register,
4 May 2026
In this story the problem is treated intimately and compassionately by a woman who knows all about it.
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Aj Willingham,
AJC.com,
12 Mar. 2026
Williams says the same approach can help caregivers respond more compassionately when someone with dementia expresses a mistaken belief, confusing idea, or hallucination.
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Brian Unger,
CBS News,
5 Mar. 2026
Sophie processes this quickly, and responds very compassionately and supportively given the time and historical context.
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Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
27 Feb. 2026
Add in last year’s midair collision with Flight 5342 in Washington, a tragedy caused by a wayward military helicopter and compassionately handled by Isom.
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Diane Brady,
Fortune,
10 Feb. 2026
Orbitz should have coordinated with Aer Lingus to resolve your refund request promptly and compassionately.
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Christopher Elliott,
Mercury News,
29 Dec. 2025
When local agencies and nonprofits stay connected — listening to one another, planning ahead and sharing information as needs arise — support can move quickly and compassionately.
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Casey Castillo,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Nov. 2025
Harris compassionately explored these issues that many women faced later in life — and which rarely went represented on television.
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Time,
17 Sep. 2025
Linh Tat,
Oc Register,
4 May 2026
In this story the problem is treated intimately and compassionately by a woman who knows all about it.
—
Aj Willingham,
AJC.com,
12 Mar. 2026
Williams says the same approach can help caregivers respond more compassionately when someone with dementia expresses a mistaken belief, confusing idea, or hallucination.
—
Brian Unger,
CBS News,
5 Mar. 2026
Sophie processes this quickly, and responds very compassionately and supportively given the time and historical context.
—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
27 Feb. 2026
Add in last year’s midair collision with Flight 5342 in Washington, a tragedy caused by a wayward military helicopter and compassionately handled by Isom.
—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
10 Feb. 2026
Orbitz should have coordinated with Aer Lingus to resolve your refund request promptly and compassionately.
—
Christopher Elliott,
Mercury News,
29 Dec. 2025
When local agencies and nonprofits stay connected — listening to one another, planning ahead and sharing information as needs arise — support can move quickly and compassionately.
—
Casey Castillo,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Nov. 2025
Harris compassionately explored these issues that many women faced later in life — and which rarely went represented on television.
—
Time,
17 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for compassionately
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The Audacity is better when dealing more sympathetically with teenagers like Tess, who’s grown tired of rebellion as the answer to her discontent.
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But the scenes she’s devised for these sympathetically difficult oddballs go nowhere.
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Justin Hale has spent his career helping leaders break that silence—skillfully, humanely, and with lasting results.
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The Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission allows (and even encourages) the public to humanely kill them when possible, with no bag limits or seasons and no hunting licenses required.
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That sense of modernity has sometimes felt absent from the movies’ sweetly old-fashioned world, which features pull-string cowboy dolls and a shiny spaceman action figure.
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With Sonja Tyspin’s cinematography imbuing an innocent, sensual curiosity, Kiyoko sweetly conveys the awkward thrill of fledgling emotions.
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According to Kim, the theme is not about respectfully preserving Korean aesthetics, but about dismantling, disrupting, and wearing them again.
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The ring of onlookers parts respectfully as the elderly couple approaches their granddaughter.
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For much of the last two seasons, Washington’s defense has been out of sync, to put it politely.
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Almost nine years after their awkward handshake at the 2017 Bastille Day military parade, the two men politely shook hands and expressed their affinity for each other.
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Precedent thus gave the judge reason to deferentially review settlement terms.
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Scorsese shoots them beautifully and deferentially.
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Faced with rising costs and declining revenues, the North County Transit District is prudently reducing expenses by freezing open positions.
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The war’s real-time developments affect the ability of every Fortune Global 500 executive to forecast accurately and lead prudently.
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To protect small businesses, the bill sensibly exempts employers with 25 or fewer employees.
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The Mobi Fold embraces its bendy nature and, sensibly, automatically turns on when opened up and turns off when it’s folded shut.
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“Compassionately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compassionately. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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