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Recent Examples of empathetic However, Charles is more empathetic towards what happened. Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 24 Sep. 2025 The wealthy school’s students have some really empathetic reactions; many of these students have never heard of how the mafia controls the refugee journey and how much money is needed to get to a country of asylum. Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Sep. 2025 For Scott, the empathy captured by Dunst’s empathetic performance offered a different perspective of Antoinette. Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2025 Cross-industry companies are seeing VR’s value and potential to enhance patient-provider experiences and help make HIV care more empathetic and holistically focused. Pearl Pugh, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for empathetic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for empathetic
Adjective
  • Through the compassionate yet rigorous structures of restorative justice and the generosity of two people who might have spent their lives hating him, Dunne changed course.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025
  • When dads model respect and emotional awareness at home, their kids—and their coworkers—benefit from stronger, more compassionate leadership.
    Alex Shoemaker, Parents, 26 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Still, not everyone in the Reddit thread was sympathetic.
    Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Advertisement As many of the best villains do, Ok-seon has a sympathetic backstory.
    Kayti Burt, Time, 3 Oct. 2025

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“Empathetic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/empathetic. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

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