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Recent Examples of compassionately
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
City leaders believe they could be done more compassionately by offering services and shelter.
—Angela Hart, CBS News, 18 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
This means training businesses, libraries and public service workers to interact compassionately with people living with cognitive impairments.
—Taylor Penn-Vessels, Baltimore Sun, 18 June 2025
Christopher Elliott, Mercury News, 29 Dec. 2025
City leaders believe they could be done more compassionately by offering services and shelter.
—Angela Hart, CBS News, 18 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
This means training businesses, libraries and public service workers to interact compassionately with people living with cognitive impairments.
—Taylor Penn-Vessels, Baltimore Sun, 18 June 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for compassionately
Adverb
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But Thompson ends her story with Cabey and his mother, while Williams closes with an interview with Goetz, who is allowed to emerge, if not exactly sympathetically, then at least as a three-dimensional figure.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
12 Jan. 2026
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When Mehta appeared on camera bouncing her newborn in her lap, that professor started laughing sympathetically.—
Faith Hill,
The Atlantic,
8 Dec. 2025
Adverb
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Pili was humanely euthanized Friday, zoo officials said.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
20 Jan. 2026
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People who have been punished but treated humanely have a far greater chance of successfully reintegrating into society, an important consideration for all of us.—
Mary Buser,
New York Daily News,
12 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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And five monkeys had been present at the silent launching of the fragile glider, which should have stayed in the air for some minutes, borne on the bosom of the wind, before landing sweetly on a treetop, from which it would then be retrieved by Pedro for another flight.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Jan. 2026
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In photos and clips of the couple, they can be seen cozying up to one another and sweetly kissing.—
Clare Fisher,
PEOPLE,
12 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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The Governor, very respectfully, understood that.—
WCCO Staff,
CBS News,
26 Jan. 2026
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Effectively and respectfully engage in dialogue and discussions with their peers across different perspectives.—
Camryn Dadey,
Sacbee.com,
21 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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What behaves politely in one climate or situation can become problematic in another, such as a garden abutting an open landscape.—
Erica Browne Grivas,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 Jan. 2026
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Beckford later asked politely to try on my jacket—a black Double RL officer’s coat from the 90 —and noticed the tags and buttons of a bygone era.—
Zachary Weiss,
Vanity Fair,
18 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Princess Bride is superbly planned and deferentially orchestrated — its theme fits its telling.—
Duane Byrge,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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No need to route the person to a human therapist when the mental health status can be prudently handled by the AI.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
19 Jan. 2026
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Under the 2019 law, a utility is automatically deemed to have acted prudently if its equipment starts a wildfire.—
Melody Petersen,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Nothing gets done sensibly, however, merely by following rules.—
Philip K. Howard,
The Atlantic,
10 Jan. 2026
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Although hopeful, the document sensibly is cautious on whether there will be lasting peace in the region.—
John Seiler,
Oc Register,
22 Dec. 2025
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“Compassionately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compassionately. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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