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Recent Examples of pathos
Give her the chance to play pathos, and Squibb can crack your stony heart in half.
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2025
The resplendent production and art design complement theater shows, dinner parties, horse races, and carnival outings, and the deeply experienced cast members hit all their marks of humor and pathos.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2025
There are scenes of strange, often violent pathos that punctuate the potty humor and punch-throwing.
—Derek Robertson, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
The crime thriller Caught Stealing is a throwback to a gritty, bygone era—with none of the pathos.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 29 Aug. 2025
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2025
The resplendent production and art design complement theater shows, dinner parties, horse races, and carnival outings, and the deeply experienced cast members hit all their marks of humor and pathos.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2025
There are scenes of strange, often violent pathos that punctuate the potty humor and punch-throwing.
—Derek Robertson, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
The crime thriller Caught Stealing is a throwback to a gritty, bygone era—with none of the pathos.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 29 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pathos
Noun
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Neighbors and members of the community in Grand Blanc, Michigan, expressed shock and sorrow in interviews with Fox News Digital.—
Anders Hagstrom , Garrett Tenney,
FOXNews.com,
30 Sep. 2025
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Words cannot capture the depth of our sorrow for their loss.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
30 Sep. 2025
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Her pain and her grief can’t be hers alone.—
Romina Ruiz-Goiriena,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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As anger fades into apathy and grief is aggravated by guilt, the public also chooses silence.—
Yangyang Cheng,
NPR,
4 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Yet even the loudest music could not drown out the anguish.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
4 Oct. 2025
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Alma returns home one evening to find Maggie waiting outside with a look of wild anguish and a terrible experience to recount.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
3 Oct. 2025
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Drivers looking for a large van to commute with that won't cause gas station heartaches on road trips will appreciate the Sienna's stellar fuel economy.—
Charles Singh,
Nashville Tennessean,
2 Oct. 2025
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Spanning seven decades, this epic drama traces the hopes and heartaches of one uprooted family, revealing not only the scars of displacement, but the unbreakable spirit of survival.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
30 Sep. 2025
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Galore, released in September 2020, is a heartbreak record that looks to inspirations like Caroline Polachek and Rosalía.—
Anna Gaca,
Pitchfork,
1 Oct. 2025
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The film follows three women—Jennifer (Braxton), Vanessa (Summer), and Evelyn (Atkins)—who meet as contestants on a reality dating show and suffer heartbreak under the spotlight.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
30 Sep. 2025
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The ongoing misery in Charlotte prompted a popular Panthers-centric podcast to throw in the towel.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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But aid agencies say that Israel’s intensification of the war, particularly around Gaza City, has compounded the misery faced by Palestinians.—
Soph Warnes,
CNN Money,
2 Oct. 2025
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Trump’s policies have exacerbated those woes, from the deportation of the industry’s key migrant workforce to renewed trade tensions between the United States and China.—
Alayna Treene,
CNN Money,
5 Oct. 2025
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Some of Rite Aid’s financial woes were self-inflicted, as retail expert Peter Cohan, an associate professor of management practice at Babson College, previously told the Washington Examiner that corporate mismanagement played a large role.—
Callie Patteson,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Pathos.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pathos. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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