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Recent Examples of emotional According to Buckingham Palace aides who witnessed the 54-minute reunion between Charles and Harry, the meeting was emotional. Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 20 Sep. 2025 In May 2012, Borges shared a victim impact statement during the men's sentencing and got emotional while speaking about her son's trauma. Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025 Many top performers are burning out not from overwork alone, but from the emotional toll of never feeling allowed to stop striving. Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025 Fey handing the award to her mentor Lorne Michaels was an emotional moment — or would have been, except the cameras suddenly cut away, for no reason at all. Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 15 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for emotional
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emotional
Adjective
  • Kaif Shaikh Kaif Shaikh is a journalist and writer passionate about turning complex information into clear, impactful stories.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Investing in employee growth creates passionate advocates who deliver exceptional customer experiences, which then builds community goodwill.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The team's away record is also impressive, with two wins and one draw, showcasing its ability to perform under pressure in hostile environments.
    Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Also, while the 16 Plus' battery life isn’t class-leading, its 167-nit brightness at our 50% testing setting is impressive, particularly compared with the Asus and Samsung.
    Charles Jefferies, PC Magazine, 18 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Meanwhile, Georgi was very affectionate toward his wife all evening long, something both Stacey and Florian were not used to seeing.
    Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Remembering Remy Remy, who had been with the family for nearly a decade, was described as gentle, affectionate, and deeply loved.
    Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • At Fox, Collier became known for his passional embrace of blockchain, NFTs and the whole Web3 space.
    Michael Schneider, Variety, 10 Nov. 2022
Adjective
  • Seriesly’s own pitching competitions were well attended and brought the excitable energy that newer talent brings to proceedings.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 19 Sep. 2025
  • The actual spending is slower than many of the more excitable pundits had expected.
    Sophie Kiderlin, CNBC, 19 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Jamie was a loving son, husband and father.
    Hannah Parry Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
  • My friend Dexter Romweber died, who was a very kind, loving, and chaotic person with a ton going on and who ended up shaping me.
    Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The movie was roundly rejected by critics and general audiences aren’t any warmer, with moviegoer survey firm Cinema Score polling a bad C- grade among early viewers.
    J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 20 Sep. 2025
  • The pastel colorway, which also includes a warm blue and a mushroom hue bestows a sort of quiet luxury to your chamber.
    Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 20 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Don't miss this exciting matchup, which can be viewed live on Fubo.
    Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Each day delivers a tiny surprise and a chance to discover your next full-sized, must-have, making your countdown as exciting as the big day itself.
    Katie Ann Lehman, StyleCaster, 18 Sep. 2025

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“Emotional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emotional. Accessed 24 Sep. 2025.

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