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Recent Examples of sensitively
Fuqua’s focus is on the music, with songwriting, video production and choreography scenes, and full-length live performances tackled with staggering precision by Jaafar Jackson, who also sensitively delivers Michael’s repressed anguish in confrontational scenes with his father.
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Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 25 Apr. 2026
Fuqua’s focus is on the music, with songwriting, video production and choreography scenes, and full-length live performances tackled with staggering precision by Jaafar Jackson, who also sensitively delivers Michael’s repressed anguish in confrontational scenes with his father.
—Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 23 Apr. 2026
This is a visceral, luxurious immersion in landscape and nature, grand, unspoilt and raw, within which the Prana collection of buildings sensitively sit, taking their cue from the local age-old mountain dwellings.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
Thankfully, Lombroso does so with ease, following the journeys of three different men, all with intriguing stories that the filmmaker navigates sensitively.
—Tomris Laffly, Variety, 14 Mar. 2026
Another audience member sensitively played Sam, the narrator’s love of his life, a relationship that reveals the long-term toll of being raised by a parent suffering from suicidal depression.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
At a time when many of us worry (some more sensitively than others) about film becoming a niche art form, that kind of democratic success is worth valuing.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2026
Little by little, Depardon’s subjects reveal something of themselves, their everyday trials and tribulations captured by Depardon sensitively yet not sentimentally.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 20 Jan. 2026
Probst navigated it smartly and sensitively.
—David Canfield, Vanity Fair, 20 Jan. 2026
Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 25 Apr. 2026
Fuqua’s focus is on the music, with songwriting, video production and choreography scenes, and full-length live performances tackled with staggering precision by Jaafar Jackson, who also sensitively delivers Michael’s repressed anguish in confrontational scenes with his father.
—Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 23 Apr. 2026
This is a visceral, luxurious immersion in landscape and nature, grand, unspoilt and raw, within which the Prana collection of buildings sensitively sit, taking their cue from the local age-old mountain dwellings.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
Thankfully, Lombroso does so with ease, following the journeys of three different men, all with intriguing stories that the filmmaker navigates sensitively.
—Tomris Laffly, Variety, 14 Mar. 2026
Another audience member sensitively played Sam, the narrator’s love of his life, a relationship that reveals the long-term toll of being raised by a parent suffering from suicidal depression.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
At a time when many of us worry (some more sensitively than others) about film becoming a niche art form, that kind of democratic success is worth valuing.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2026
Little by little, Depardon’s subjects reveal something of themselves, their everyday trials and tribulations captured by Depardon sensitively yet not sentimentally.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 20 Jan. 2026
Probst navigated it smartly and sensitively.
—David Canfield, Vanity Fair, 20 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sensitively
Adverb
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There’s also a small but well-kept gym and a nearby pool, rounding out amenities that feel thoughtfully considered to fit the hotel’s smaller footprint.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 May 2026
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It’s rooted in the principle of taking care of what’s provided to us — and using it thoughtfully to make people’s lives better.—
Sammy Duda,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 May 2026
Adverb
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This is all to say (lovingly) that it’s known to be on the lower end of the price scale.—
Sam Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
12 May 2026
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But the best dishes attest to careful technique, like the lovingly fluffy housemade paneer that somehow melts and crumbles at once, and biryani under a lid sealed with a strip of dough, pried off with a knife at your table.—
Ligaya Mishan,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
Adverb
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Move considerately, and let your actions speak for you today.—
Tarot.com,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Apr. 2026
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The viral post comes as survey data suggests many travelers are generally open to seat-switch requests when they are made considerately.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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But the scenes she’s devised for these sympathetically difficult oddballs go nowhere.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2026
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The boys’ mother Katherine (Nia Long) gazes sympathetically from the sidelines but doesn’t dare speak up.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
21 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Withers makes Ledger, in his omnipresent orange Ford pickup truck, a soulfully hunky gentle giant.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
11 Mar. 2026
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The community is bolstered by Japanese Buddhist and Shinto beliefs that soulfully and spiritually tether humanity to the natural world.—
Malik Peay,
Them.,
15 Dec. 2025
Adverb
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The two cubs were orphaned when their mother, who had been involved in two public safety incidents, was humanely euthanized by California authorities.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
13 May 2026
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Clover Sonoma markets its milk, yogurt and cheese products as humanely sourced and environmentally sound.—
Susanne Rust
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
Adverb
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Nearly four years later, her eating habits have mercifully improved.—
Rachel Tepper Paley,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
7 May 2026
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Billy calls him out for spending $8 on a latte, at which point the writer throws (mercifully iced) coffee on both Billy and Valerie.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
4 May 2026
Adverb
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We are taxed, compassionately pass bills, paid for with Bonds, attend black tie dinners, and hear about 10-year plans after 10-year plans to solve the problem Sacramento is creating.—
Linh Tat,
Oc Register,
4 May 2026
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In this story the problem is treated intimately and compassionately by a woman who knows all about it.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Sensitively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sensitively. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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