as in compassionate
having or showing the capacity for sharing the feelings of another
an empathetic social worker who soon realized that the single mother was at her breaking point
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Recent Examples of empathetic
On June 10 at a packed auditorium in Marina Del Rey, California, the former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern (2017-2023) comforted a room full of anxious Americans by showing them what empathetic leadership looks like.
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Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 12 June 2025
Strain: Granddaddy Purple Cancer’s nurturing and empathetic nature requires a strain that offers deep relaxation and stress relief.
—Matt Rozo, Mercury News, 9 June 2025
Hiccup, too, is a great example of a young man who graciously defies tradition, not because of physicality, but because of his empathetic and caring heart.
—Lynnette Nicholas, Parents, 12 June 2025
At the same time, there’s hopefully enough empathetic humanism to offset all the acid.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 11 June 2025
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Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 12 June 2025
Strain: Granddaddy Purple Cancer’s nurturing and empathetic nature requires a strain that offers deep relaxation and stress relief.
—Matt Rozo, Mercury News, 9 June 2025
Hiccup, too, is a great example of a young man who graciously defies tradition, not because of physicality, but because of his empathetic and caring heart.
—Lynnette Nicholas, Parents, 12 June 2025
At the same time, there’s hopefully enough empathetic humanism to offset all the acid.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 11 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for empathetic
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This, for me, is a viable and compassionate way of supporting your people — those, like Griselda best said, who are the ones consuming your music and buying your concert ticket.—
Sigal Ratner-Arias,
Billboard,
20 June 2025
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Through his characters, Fellowes communicates his approval for a more compassionate and inclusive upper crust.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
20 June 2025
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Iran’s missile strike against a U.S. military base in Qatar was met with near-unanimous rebuke in the Middle East, including from sympathetic powers such as Oman.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
23 June 2025
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Trump and his cabinet members have repeatedly characterized Khalil’s advocacy as antisemitic and as being sympathetic to Hamas, which the U.S. designates as a terrorist organization.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
20 June 2025
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“Empathetic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/empathetic. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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