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Recent Examples of pathos
The pathos of being a veep pervades Kamala Harris’s campaign memoir 107 Days.
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Book Marks
october 2, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2025
But beneath the insanity, there's real heart, pathos, and vulnerability.
—Jessica Wang, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Oct. 2025
The character had a sneaky pathos.
—Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
As for the acting, there’s little doubt that Winter is the most natural (and more experienced) stage actor of the two, more versatile and, when necessary, capable to drawing real pathos from this grim, gorgeous work of art.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2025
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Book Marks
october 2, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2025
But beneath the insanity, there's real heart, pathos, and vulnerability.
—Jessica Wang, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Oct. 2025
The character had a sneaky pathos.
—Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
As for the acting, there’s little doubt that Winter is the most natural (and more experienced) stage actor of the two, more versatile and, when necessary, capable to drawing real pathos from this grim, gorgeous work of art.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pathos
Noun
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And that's appropriate; coziness and sorrow are not mutually exclusive.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Nov. 2025
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Teams and players in the sport expressed sorrow about the news.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Ege, a 31-year-old special education teacher, ended up reaching out to the group Families for Safe Streets, whose members showed up at their apartment shortly after Musyoka’s death to help them through those initial days and weeks of grief.—
Johnny Dodd,
PEOPLE,
8 Nov. 2025
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We’re largely left to imagine her fears for an uncertain future, her grief for an unknown, unborn child and her thoughts on becoming a symbolic figure in the outside world, with another woman’s name to boot.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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No adolescent defiance or child’s anguish was visible on his face now.—
George Packer,
The Atlantic,
6 Nov. 2025
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Some critics called for more editorial discipline in the film, or found Lawrence’s onscreen spin cycle of anguish, which involves literally clawing her way up walls or flinging herself through glass doors, to be repetitive.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Following a few beats of lighthearted small talk, Clarkson told the couple, who were French but visiting from their home in London, not to concern themselves with the heartache of the music about to follow.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Nov. 2025
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The group — which has thousands of members and has notched an impressive number of legislative victories on the local and state level — seeks to harness the grief and anger of survivors of crash victims to ensure that other families aren’t forced to endure their heartache.—
Johnny Dodd,
PEOPLE,
8 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Plus, as someone who runs a love expert app, Singh gets the sting of heartbreak all too well.—
Jessica Coacci,
Fortune,
5 Nov. 2025
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Even though All’s Fair has served up its share of heartbreak and deception, here's everything to know about the real-life loves of the All's Fair cast.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Mamdani, 34, is a charismatic socialist who has limited experience in the private sector and seems utterly unconcerned about his guiding philosophy’s long track record of creating misery.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
8 Nov. 2025
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Beyond the outright annihilation of people and the considerable trauma that brought onto people, leftist regimes inflicted considerable misery in myriad other ways.—
Sal Rodriguez,
Oc Register,
7 Nov. 2025
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Democrats scored commanding wins up and down the ballot and on ballot measures across the country amid signs that voters’ economic woes are top of mind — a warning sign for the president and his party heading into next year’s higher-stakes midterm elections.—
Michelle L. Price,
Fortune,
9 Nov. 2025
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Money woes, staffing shortages and patient insurance problems are about to get worse, hospital officials warn, under looming cuts to health care funding that are part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.—
Arizona Republic,
AZCentral.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Pathos.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pathos. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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