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Recent Examples of sensitively
The film sensitively and disarmingly refuses to other the subculture at its core — a clever way of making the particular feel universal.
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Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 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
Four Seasons Private Residences Caye Chapel, Belize is slated to open in 2026 with overwater bungalows sensitively etched onto the ecosystem of a private island.
—Gemma Price, Travel + Leisure, 21 Dec. 2025
Hamnet is an impressively acted, handsomely mounted, and sensitively made movie.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025
The body releases most of its heat through the head, which reacts up to five times more sensitively to cold than other areas.
—Lea Hüttinger, Glamour, 24 Nov. 2025
The film sensitively shows the connection between people and the landscape, culture, and environment that shapes their identity.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 16 Oct. 2025
Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 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
Four Seasons Private Residences Caye Chapel, Belize is slated to open in 2026 with overwater bungalows sensitively etched onto the ecosystem of a private island.
—Gemma Price, Travel + Leisure, 21 Dec. 2025
Hamnet is an impressively acted, handsomely mounted, and sensitively made movie.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025
The body releases most of its heat through the head, which reacts up to five times more sensitively to cold than other areas.
—Lea Hüttinger, Glamour, 24 Nov. 2025
The film sensitively shows the connection between people and the landscape, culture, and environment that shapes their identity.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 16 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sensitively
Adverb
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If the intention is to truly incentivize good stewardship and protection of Florida’s environment, thoughtfully placing communities to be aligned with wildlife corridors and compatible with the character and needs of existing communities is paramount.—
Katherine Sayler,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 Mar. 2026
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Fish, from Expedia, noted that Big Sky has been working to expand its guest capacity thoughtfully without detracting from the experience.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
27 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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He will be deeply missed, and lovingly remembered always.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Mar. 2026
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Among the category winners were stunning photographs including the guns of a Japanese Navy wreck, a female octopus lovingly guarding her eggs and the moment clownfish eggs hatch.—
Jack Guy,
CNN Money,
27 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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The new tool is meant to help shoppers and brands consume more considerately and specifically by cutting out the hassle and emissions of returns.—
Hikmat Mohammed,
Footwear News,
25 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Two of the emails to potential witnesses were the subjects of email strings associated with bloggers who have written extensively and sympathetically about Boyne.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
16 Feb. 2026
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But Thompson ends her story with Cabey and his mother, while Williams closes with an interview with Goetz, who is allowed to emerge, if not exactly sympathetically, then at least as a three-dimensional figure.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
12 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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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
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The raunchy lyrics are the plea of a passionate lover, told soulfully with nods to other great R&B writers of past eras.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Officials then decided on March 2 to humanely euthanize Siidam, the zoo says.—
Cecilio Padilla,
CBS News,
4 Mar. 2026
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The reptiles can be humanely killed on private property without a permit.—
Sergio Candido,
Miami Herald,
24 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Pantemis got away, perhaps mercifully, with a yellow card after a hard foul on Reggie Cannon out of desperation outside the box in the 73rd minute.—
Braidon Nourse,
Denver Post,
1 Mar. 2026
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If the killers really were motivated by nostalgia, as Mindy suggests in her perfunctory (but mercifully brief) meta-monologue, there would be a thematic through-line to latch on to.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
27 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Sophie processes this quickly, and responds very compassionately and supportively given the time and historical context.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
27 Feb. 2026
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Add in last year’s midair collision with Flight 5342 in Washington, a tragedy caused by a wayward military helicopter and compassionately handled by Isom.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Sensitively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sensitively. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.
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