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Recent Examples of kindhearted
Adjective
Jason, 11, is a sweet and kindhearted boy with a helpful nature and a great sense of humor. The Star, Kansas City Star, 15 Mar. 2025 With his signature goofiness and kindhearted nature, Captain Goof-Beard helps Mickey and his friends on treasure hunts and exciting seafaring quests by providing clues, guidance, and encouragement, all while teaching valuable lessons about teamwork and perseverance. Lauryn Higgins, Parents, 12 Mar. 2025 Paddington carries on, helped by the kindhearted Brown family. Brooks Barnes, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2025 Gladden and subsequently Frisone really do come across as thoughtful, caring, kindhearted people. Judy Berman, TIME, 22 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for kindhearted
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kindhearted
Adjective
  • For 55 years, the characters of Sesame Street have taught us how to count, how to read — and as importantly, how to be kind, empathic and compassionate.
    Afdhel Aziz, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
  • Here’s to more humane, efficient and compassionate processes in the future crafted by politicians on both sides of the aisle.
    DP Opinion, Denver Post, 12 May 2025
Noun
  • Researchers explored how prosocial behavior, acts of genuine kindness and concern for others influences perceptions of physical attractiveness.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
  • But Mike throws the man’s kindness back in his face by knocking him out and lifting his watch and wallet.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2025
Noun
  • Back home, Ramaphosa briefly enjoyed a wave of sympathy for remaining composed during what was the latest ambush of a foreign leader at the Oval Office.
    Sizwe Mpofu Walsh, Time, 23 May 2025
  • The Bidens have elicited some sympathy during these hard times.
    Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 22 May 2025
Adjective
  • Before his latest movie premiered, festival chief Thierry Frémaux shared some kind words with the crowd about Washington.
    Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 20 May 2025
  • In the workplace, how kind (or not critical) one is to themself is likely not the first place managers will jump to when thinking about how to improve safety processes at work.
    Ellen Choi, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
Noun
  • Outfielder Jake Fraley hasn’t played since Tuesday night with left calf tenderness.
    C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 10 May 2025
  • That my son was loved, and held, and bathed by this woman with such tenderness brought the tears back all over again.
    Domenica Ruta, People.com, 9 May 2025
Noun
  • Neither the writer-director — whose influences here include Mike Leigh, Ken Loach and Gus Van Sant — nor lead Frank Dillane, who acts with a nervy volatility offset by insouciant charm and humor, courts our sympathies, even as the film shows unquestionable compassion.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 24 May 2025
  • What makes the company stand out, according to its owners, is a blend of artistry, technology and sense of compassion in the grieving process.
    Jessie Schiewe, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2025
Adjective
  • New Delhi and Islamabad found a way to de-escalate, stop the fighting and move toward a future that will hopefully be more benevolent than the past.
    Daniel DePetris, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2025
  • Their expensive quest is financially backed by a seemingly benevolent billionaire Owen Carver (Domhnall Gleeson), who has his own reasons for helping Luke and Charlotte.
    Eric Andersson, People.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • On social media, where content creators have been dissecting the case, some commenters have been distressingly sympathetic to Diddy’s defense.
    Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 17 May 2025
  • There’s not a single sympathetic White character in the film.
    John Blake, CNN Money, 16 May 2025

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“Kindhearted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kindhearted. Accessed 31 May. 2025.

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