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Recent Examples of pathos
Bojack Horseman made incredible use of both Arnett’s two-packs-a-day baritone and his frat-bro–friendly bluster, yet there was always a genuine sense of wounded pathos that gilded his readings.
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 19 Dec. 2025
The book is at its most compelling when Mamdani tells his own story, mixing pathos and humor in equal parts.
—Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
In Park’s hands, Westlake’s dark horror-thriller becomes a deliciously macabre black comedy, largely thanks to a very physical, at times almost slapstick performance by Lee, who never fails to deliver the pathos of Man-soo’s desperation.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 6 Dec. 2025
Basketballs filled with pathos plants hang from the ceiling.
—Kansas City Star, 5 Dec. 2025
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 19 Dec. 2025
The book is at its most compelling when Mamdani tells his own story, mixing pathos and humor in equal parts.
—Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
In Park’s hands, Westlake’s dark horror-thriller becomes a deliciously macabre black comedy, largely thanks to a very physical, at times almost slapstick performance by Lee, who never fails to deliver the pathos of Man-soo’s desperation.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 6 Dec. 2025
Basketballs filled with pathos plants hang from the ceiling.
—Kansas City Star, 5 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pathos
Noun
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Inevitably, Big Ant soon comes crashing back down to Earth and the swirl of anger and sorrow that await him there; inevitably, Lil Ant and Lozita are forced to face his unhappiness, and figure out how to react.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Jan. 2026
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Saturn leaving Pisces on February 13 lifts the heavy blanket of sorrow and exhaustion that’s been dampening your life force for the last three years, freeing you to unthaw a bit from the winter of your discontent.—
Steph Koyfman,
Condé Nast Traveler,
29 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Layoffs often trigger feelings of genuine grief—loss of identity, community, financial security and routine all at once.—
Cynthia Pong,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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Debe's stepfather, Ed Holland, says her mother, Gloria, who was close to Debe, was overwhelmed with grief.—
Sarah Prior,
CBS News,
25 Jan. 2026
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However, the announcement has not dispelled the uncertainty or anguish among detainees’ families.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
12 Jan. 2026
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Nacua lay on the turf at Bank of America Stadium, not in physical pain but instead in mental anguish.—
Adam Grosbard,
Oc Register,
11 Jan. 2026
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There was heartache for Princess Beatrice, who split from boyfriend Dave Clark after a decade of dating, and Mike and Zara Tindall were struck by tragedy when a pregnancy ended in miscarriage.—
Stephanie Bridger-Linning,
Vanity Fair,
20 Jan. 2026
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That the show ups the dramatic stakes of Shane and Ilya’s romance by relying on the major obstacle of the closet naturally leads to plenty of fear and heartache and repression.—
Naomi Fry,
New Yorker,
10 Jan. 2026
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No, this feels karmically vindictive — the football gods targeting the Niners, from the owner down to the youngest fan, and deciding that simple playoff heartbreak was too pedestrian.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
26 Jan. 2026
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Jackie and Shadow’s prior mating seasons have been marked by cycles of celebration and heartbreak.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Jan. 2026
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This week’s massive winter storm dumped more than a foot of snow on at least 19 states, including those like Texas and Tennessee that are less prepared to deal with the miseries of winter weather.—
Amy Feldman,
Forbes.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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But apartheid brought immense unhappiness and misery to white South Africans, too.—
Eve Fairbanks,
The Dial,
27 Jan. 2026
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But a flashy divestiture or acquisition might not be the solution to a food conglomerate’s woes — or a surefire way to lift the stock price.—
Amelia Lucas,
CNBC,
31 Jan. 2026
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Economic woes sparked the protests, which broadened into a challenge to the theocracy before the crackdown, which activists say has killed at least 6,443 people.—
SAM McNEIL AND JON GAMBRELL THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Pathos.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pathos. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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