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Recent Examples of pathos
Donkey provided comic relief, pathos and friendship to Shrek, with the film praised for its humorous twist on fairy-tale tropes.
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Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Feb. 2025
Ethos refers to the credibility and ethics of the speaker, pathos is the emotional appeal of your argument, and logos stands for logic and reason.
—Chris Westfall, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
The film’s tonal balance between humor and pathos was carefully orchestrated.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 18 Feb. 2025
The character is meant to be going through an emotional upheaval over the fact that his estranged daughter won’t speak to him, but while that development is poorly handled in the script, Ford actually gives it a little pathos.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 18 Feb. 2025
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Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Feb. 2025
Ethos refers to the credibility and ethics of the speaker, pathos is the emotional appeal of your argument, and logos stands for logic and reason.
—Chris Westfall, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
The film’s tonal balance between humor and pathos was carefully orchestrated.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 18 Feb. 2025
The character is meant to be going through an emotional upheaval over the fact that his estranged daughter won’t speak to him, but while that development is poorly handled in the script, Ford actually gives it a little pathos.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 18 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pathos
Noun
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Now his parents have photos of Sammy on the North Carolina campus during a visit, a condolence letter from the university and deep sorrow for a life cut short.—
Michael Cuglietta,
Orlando Sentinel,
6 Mar. 2025
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But Magnani elevates Serafina into a lightning storm of rage, sorrow, and vengeance.—
EW Staff,
EW.com,
2 Mar. 2025
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Fox Valley Hands of Hope has provided grief support to adults, children and families in the area since 1981, with no charge for services, the release noted.—
Aurora Beacon-News,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Mar. 2025
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Death Takes Me, instead, suggests that personal grief and political anger can find expression, too, through ambiguity and irony—and even laughter.—
Nicolás Medina Mora,
The Atlantic,
13 Mar. 2025
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The first Trump Administration didn’t deliver many material gains to the rural poor—deaths of despair continued to rise, and wages continued to stagnate—but at least Trump spoke to their anguish and seemed outraged on their behalf.—
Andrew Marantz,
The New Yorker,
17 Mar. 2025
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Garcia’s damages included physical pain, mental anguish, loss of enjoyment of life, humiliation, inconvenience, grief, disfigurement, physical impairment, anxiety and emotional distress, according to a recording of the verdict from Courtroom View Network.—
Ramishah Maruf,
CNN,
14 Mar. 2025
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Bottom line There will be plenty of heartache among federal workers, in California and across the nation, as the bureaucracy gets a severe pruning.—
Jonathan Lansner,
Orange County Register,
7 Mar. 2025
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The mom of three has seen her fair share of heartache.—
Natalia Senanayake,
People.com,
25 Feb. 2025
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Meanwhile, seven major champions, including Lowry, Clark, McIlroy, Day and Bradley, will vie for one of the golf’s biggest prizes and a $4 million winner’s purse during a weekend rarely lacking in a drama and heartbreak at Bay Hill.—
Edgar Thompson,
Orlando Sentinel,
7 Mar. 2025
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Even in the midst of heartbreak, her dad managed to bring humor into the situation.—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
7 Mar. 2025
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That system, Fritz Alphonse Jean said, has fueled immense misery and social inequalities as well as the current gang violence that has a desperate population urgently calling for help.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
8 Mar. 2025
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Indian spiritual leader and environmental campaigner Sadhguru has spoken to Newsweek about the nation's mental health, offering his secret to achieving a good state of mind by choosing joy or misery.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
2 Mar. 2025
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Horn, though, believes the front office and coaching staff are dead-set on fixing those woes.—
Mike Kaye,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Mar. 2025
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Southwest’s woes hit Orlando hard SpaceX Crew-10 docks with space station, setting up Starliner astronauts return Could Rays move to Orlando?—
Elainie Barraza,
Orlando Sentinel,
16 Mar. 2025
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“Pathos.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pathos. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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