empathy

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Recent Examples of empathy Ferrer Civils is helping to redefine what leadership looks like in Kansas City, shaped not by titles or institutions but by empathy, vision and a deep commitment to justice. Jon-Michael Banks, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2025 Anne’s tragic story teaches about hope, empathy, resilience and the struggle against prejudice and religious hatred. Angelique Alvarez Martinez, Mercury News, 30 July 2025 Even those who defend empathy speak of it mainly as a private virtue, not one that compels any particular action by public figures. Christi Parsons, Chicago Tribune, 27 July 2025 And the chancellor is there to guide, to collaborate and to have tremendous empathy. Adam B. Vary, Variety, 26 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for empathy
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Noun
  • Among those lessons is that working with young people — and earning their trust — requires patience and compassion.
    Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 25 July 2025
  • Above all, excellence is an ethic—a commitment to integrity, mastery and compassion.
    David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 July 2025
Noun
  • Colbert expressed sympathy for Harris having to endure it.
    Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 1 Aug. 2025
  • After the shooting in Manhattan, Mamdani expressed sympathy to the victims on social media.
    Nicole Russell, USA Today, 31 July 2025
Noun
  • Cole has known Hussein for about six years and has seen how Hussein's kindness, character and compassion has inspired countless people at the school.
    Lily Kepner, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
  • His 90 years are saturated with kindness, love and compassion… driven by a fearless, diamond-like wisdom that engages a deeply divided world.
    Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 30 July 2025
Noun
  • Press Releases 2025 Quantum computings rapid rise is a risk to cybersecurity and business stability The remainder of 2025 will witness a range of both new and old cyberthreats as cutting-edge technologies like artificial intelligence and quantum computing develop in functionality and understanding.
    Chuck Brooks, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
  • Our understanding, based on data, was that people 45 and older would make up 80% of regional music listenership.
    Griselda Flores, Billboard, 31 July 2025
Noun
  • According to reporting from the Clermont Sun, Fike tweeted ‘#thug the new n word’ in April 2015 and ‘Thug life = thug treatment = no pity from me’ in July 2019.
    James Wilkins, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 July 2025
  • It’s supposed to be a reflection of someone really spiraling down into their self-perpetuating pity thoughts.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 11 June 2025

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“Empathy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/empathy. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.

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