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
Can a 17-year-old horrible person turn into a 31-year-old person with integrity and empathy?
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R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 16 Sep. 2025
Choose empathy, understanding, and unity — in honor of Charlie, for the sake of our culture, and the well-being of generations to come.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2025
The neural pathways that Wolf describes, those deep reading circuits built through sustained attention to text, are the same ones that enable complex reasoning, empathy, and the kind of patient thinking that democracy requires.
—Jessica Ewing
september 15, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025
His Sherlock Holmes level of perception relies on the same cosmic empathy that O’Connor’s Jud is striving for as a Christian ideal.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 7 Sep. 2025
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R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 16 Sep. 2025
Choose empathy, understanding, and unity — in honor of Charlie, for the sake of our culture, and the well-being of generations to come.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2025
The neural pathways that Wolf describes, those deep reading circuits built through sustained attention to text, are the same ones that enable complex reasoning, empathy, and the kind of patient thinking that democracy requires.
—Jessica Ewing
september 15, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025
His Sherlock Holmes level of perception relies on the same cosmic empathy that O’Connor’s Jud is striving for as a Christian ideal.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 7 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for empathy
Noun
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Lead for Influence and Impact Offer stability and clarity, integrity and transparency as well as empathy and compassion.—
Tracy Brower,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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In the clip, the Mexican-American singer talks about the importance of having compassion and helping her community, while also visiting a local supermarket and paying for the groceries of many strangers.—
Jessica Roiz,
Billboard,
13 Sep. 2025
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Last season, Kelly doing something like this probably earned little sympathy from LSU fans because the Tigers underperformed.—
Joe Rexrode,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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Characters like Sophie, who decide against parenthood, are portrayed with sympathy and respect; but so too are the relationships between parents and children, which the game presents as meaningful.—
G Kirilloff,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Having a solid structure in place can allow kindness to thrive without compromising the performance of your team or operations.—
Roxana Diaconu,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Your loving kindness stays with me.—
Carson Blackwelder,
People.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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There’s an understanding among Hawaii residents that only students with Hawaiian blood will be admitted.—
Jennifer Sinco Kelleher,
Fortune,
16 Sep. 2025
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The coming flyby allows the chance for spacecraft to get up close and observe how interactions with Earth's gravitational field and magnetosphere influences and changes Apophis, boosting our understanding of asteroid physics.—
Andrew Jones,
Space.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Leonora’s smile held pity in it.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Sep. 2025
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There was little pity from adults.—
John Blake,
CNN Money,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Empathy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/empathy. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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