as in compassionate
having or marked by sympathy and consideration for others
a good-hearted doctor who regularly sees poor patients for free
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Recent Examples of good-hearted
Fred is Ebenezer Scrooge’s nephew, a man so good-hearted that he can’t be put off by Scrooge’s mean-spiritedness.
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David Lyman, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Frobisher is a good-hearted boy, and Hanaud, the detective cautioning him, is Mason’s franchised gumshoe, used in a good many of the author’s books.
—Thomas Mallon, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
Brute tough guy Ralphie (Joe Pantoliano) is dating a 20-year-old good-hearted stripper named Tracee (Ariel Kiley).
—Skyler Trepel, People.com, 10 June 2025
Pascal voices Roz's first friend, Fink, a devious yet good-hearted fox.
—Allison Degrushe, EW.com, 30 May 2025
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David Lyman, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Frobisher is a good-hearted boy, and Hanaud, the detective cautioning him, is Mason’s franchised gumshoe, used in a good many of the author’s books.
—Thomas Mallon, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
Brute tough guy Ralphie (Joe Pantoliano) is dating a 20-year-old good-hearted stripper named Tracee (Ariel Kiley).
—Skyler Trepel, People.com, 10 June 2025
Pascal voices Roz's first friend, Fink, a devious yet good-hearted fox.
—Allison Degrushe, EW.com, 30 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for good-hearted
Recent Examples of Synonyms for good-hearted
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In all of those cases, the patients had run out of other options, and the organs were transplanted not through a standard clinical trial, but under special rules that permit compassionate use of experimental therapies for people in especially dire situations.—
Nadia Kounang,
CNN Money,
8 Sep. 2025
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Pure techno-solutionism falls short; building compassionate, regenerative AI demands philosophical and ethical rigor alongside technical excellence.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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The researchers call their approach a form of benevolent hacking that helps strengthen AI systems before weaknesses can be exploited.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Sep. 2025
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The social politics of these movies have never been great — the real-life Warrens were, by all accounts, pretty shitty people and not the gorgeous, benevolent forces portrayed by Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson — but that’s easily dismissed in the name of movie magic.—
Emily Palmer Heller,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
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Even kind gestures or neutral actions can be misinterpreted as hostile or manipulative.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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But some of them weren’t kind and that does something to you psychologically.—
Lisa Deaderick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Sep. 2025
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Public sentiment seemingly reached a turning point in July as reports of famine and Israeli soldiers firing on food lines in Gaza drove even sympathetic Democrats to issue rebukes.—
David Sivak,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Perhaps, though, Kubrick's cold view of Jack and choice to diminish some of King's sympathetic nuances serve to heighten the terror; how much does knowing the complex motivations of a domestic abuser help their victims?—
James Grebey,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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An amicable run-in with his ex-wife in this episode has the same thoughtful feeling.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
10 Sep. 2025
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Her solution is to be thoughtful and focused on the right risks and opportunities.—
Jack McCullough,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Good-hearted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/good-hearted. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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