compassionates

present tense third-person singular of compassionate

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Verb
  • Love Story, by turns, elevates its lovers, pities them, humanizes them.
    Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 9 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Shelton’s also a guy who loves the pressure of a big match, and any American man trying to end the drought of Grand Slam winners — in front of a home crowd, no less — will need mental strength out the wazoo.
    Ava Wallace, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Mara loves Harbaugh’s leadership already, though, even before seeing him in action on the sideline for a regular season game.
    Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 22 Aug. 2026
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“Compassionates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compassionates. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

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