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Adverb
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Safdie sympathetically, vividly recounts the pressure to win, the violence in the ring, the addiction that saw Kerr OD twice.—
Stephen Schaefer,
Boston Herald,
29 Sep. 2025 -
Curtis a prominent liberal-leaning figure speaking sympathetically about a conservative activist, is an unusual cross-ideological expression of mourning.—
Megan Cartwright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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Wentz was sacked five times and threw an interception before he was mercifully taken out in favor of Gophers product Max Brosmer for the game’s final drive.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
24 Oct. 2025
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In a game that, mercifully, only lasted 12 minutes.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
15 Oct. 2025
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These days, Christmas movies, broadly and charitably defined, seem to be synonymous with the brassy, hokey, sickly sweet sort of fare that has a permanent home on the Hallmark Channel and is in perpetual rotation on Netflix.—
Peter Tonguette,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Sep. 2025
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In effect, this is just a trope of mondo films — or, less charitably, mockumentaries.—
Sam Bodrojan,
IndieWire,
5 Sep. 2025
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Harris compassionately explored these issues that many women faced later in life — and which rarely went represented on television.—
Time,
Time,
17 Sep. 2025
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Each was compassionately euthanized Thursday.—
Karen Kucher,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Fiercely and humanely protect whatever gives you the most joy and grounding as it is needed to provide the core energy and wellspring from which everything else flows.—
Kat McGowan,
NPR,
18 Oct. 2025
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After consulting with multiple veterinarians, facility staff made the choice to humanely euthanize him early Wednesday.—
Hannah Elsmore,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Oct. 2025
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Maggie also smiles tolerantly when Hank keeps his hand on her knee for a few beats too many, or leans in close during chats.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
9 Oct. 2025
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For my second builder gel mani, Olive & June graciously set me up with an appointment with manicurist Julieta Martinez.—
Karina Hoshikawa,
Refinery29,
27 Oct. 2025
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The Blue Jackets were outpaced and outclassed, and took their lopsided loss graciously.—
Aaron Portzline,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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“Softheartedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/softheartedly. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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