as in compassion
the feeling that you understand and share another person's experiences and emotions
He felt great empathy toward the poor.
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Recent Examples of empathy
But King’s mandate came out of the empathy of having seen her people, and herself, excluded from democracy.
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Ta-Nehisi Coates, Vanity Fair, 15 June 2026
A little empathy and awareness would have gone a long way.
—Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 14 June 2026
Maria hopes people will practice kindness, compassion, and empathy instead of hate.
—Ted Scouten, CBS News, 13 June 2026
Just get rid of any sense of empathy or compassion!
—Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2026
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Ta-Nehisi Coates, Vanity Fair, 15 June 2026
A little empathy and awareness would have gone a long way.
—Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 14 June 2026
Maria hopes people will practice kindness, compassion, and empathy instead of hate.
—Ted Scouten, CBS News, 13 June 2026
Just get rid of any sense of empathy or compassion!
—Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for empathy
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Colorado community newspaper El Diario de la Gente, which was published in Boulder, carried a report in early 1976 that told its readers about budding sympathies between the striking Teamsters and the heavily Mexican American United Farm Workers movement.—
H.M.A. Leow,
JSTOR Daily,
12 June 2026
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Laguna Beach Mayor Mark Orgill issued a statement expressing sympathy for the girl’s family when the search was first called off.—
Jazmin Alvarado,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
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That’s a pity, because with further refinement, Girl, Interrupted could go deeper.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
5 June 2026
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At least Duncan’s daughter and fellow cadet, Teela (Eire Farrell), takes pity on the hopeless tyke.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
4 June 2026
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With compassion and urgency, the film captures a New Orleans community’s determination to preserve its identity in the face of a disappearing homeland.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
16 June 2026
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Your intuition notices tiny shifts, so praise progress out loud and adjust the plan with compassion each day.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
16 June 2026
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Choose quiet tonight, and refill the well with kindness gently.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
14 June 2026
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Maria hopes people will practice kindness, compassion, and empathy instead of hate.—
Ted Scouten,
CBS News,
13 June 2026
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Plans to sign the memorandum of understanding virtually came together over the last day to cement the agreement quickly and avoid any eleventh-hour spoilers, officials familiar with the matter said.—
Kevin Liptak,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
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The official said Iran would be relieved of certain economic sanctions by the United States for following through on demands outlined in the memorandum of understanding.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
13 June 2026
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“Empathy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/empathy. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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