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Recent Examples of softhearted Katzenberg bought a script called 3,000, a dark story about a softhearted prostitute and a heartless businessman. Jeanie Kasindorf, Vulture, 10 July 2024 Becker shows that proponents of Brexit talked surprisingly little about the past and tried, in fact, to hang nostalgia’s toxic millstone around the necks of Remainers, accusing them of a softhearted attachment to the now sclerotic dream of European unity. Thomas Mallon, The New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2023 The struggle to save the farm deepens the partnership between Craig, softhearted but realistic, and Jillian, the persistent Jiminy Cricket on his shoulder. James Poniewozik, New York Times, 17 Aug. 2023 Ford received a standing ovation last spring at the Cannes Film Festival, and his gruff but softhearted demeanor works. Dan Lybarger, Arkansas Online, 29 June 2023 How to adopt: Interested adopters can meet softhearted Summer at the Arizona Humane Society’s South Mountain location. The Republic, The Arizona Republic, 28 Apr. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for softhearted
Adjective
  • The most compassionate and giving Doves know when to stand in their power and prioritize themselves.
    Vicki Salemi, Boston Herald, 1 Sep. 2025
  • How The Mind Architect Redefines Success Crone’s brand voice is characterized by intellectual rigor, compassionate understanding, and unwavering empowerment.
    Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • The researchers call their approach a form of benevolent hacking that helps strengthen AI systems before weaknesses can be exploited.
    Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2025
  • The social politics of these movies have never been great — the real-life Warrens were, by all accounts, pretty shitty people and not the gorgeous, benevolent forces portrayed by Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson — but that’s easily dismissed in the name of movie magic.
    Emily Palmer Heller, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • There's fanfare and unique vendors at every corner, so embrace the journey and be kind to others while shopping, both vendors and other shoppers.
    Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Continuing the Scandinavian stereotype, the Finnish community is similarly kind and welcoming to visitors.
    Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 6 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • With its buzzy energy and sympathetic — if bumbling — criminals, Lumet withholds crucial information from the viewer until the final portion of the film.
    Christina Newland, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The original novel includes material that’s sympathetic to the aims of the women’s movement.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Ten percent of all sales at that time will go to the humane society.
    Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Safdie’s direction balances the brutality of the ring w/ a humane & heartfelt narrative.
    James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025

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“Softhearted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/softhearted. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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