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Recent Examples of empathetic In the film, Laura is in the hold for a maximum of 24 hours, and Carrie is far more empathetic to Laura’s needs. Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Oct. 2025 Although tragic at its core, inspired by the story of a singer and friend who lost her life prematurely, the film is primarily an empathetic parody of romantic melodramas. Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025 But the Survivor gods weren’t as empathetic as the Uli and Hina tribes were. Nick Caruso, TVLine, 8 Oct. 2025 Led by underrated performances by Anthony Anderson and Tracee Ellis Ross, Black-ish feels like a show that could really sustain in streaming for years, where audiences have proven they like the comfort of a sitcom as empathetic and embracing as this one. Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for empathetic
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Adjective
  • Skills, including creativity, critical thinking, and learning to be compassionate, are all potential benefits of reading.
    Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Together with a few colleagues-including her TV boss (Arvydas Dapšys) and a compassionate local dweller (Paulius Pinigis), Daiva starts a hunger strike in a small trailer facing the TV station.
    Annika Pham, Variety, 11 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The Klan hit its highest membership in 1924 in part due to a sympathetic governor and legislature, according to IHS.
    Joe Mutascio, IndyStar, 17 Oct. 2025
  • From patriarch Randolph onward, the Murdaughs are not a sympathetic group.
    Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 15 Oct. 2025

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“Empathetic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/empathetic. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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