solicitousness

as in carefulness
attention accompanied by protectiveness and responsibility the touching solicitousness with which he watched over his younger brother

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Noun
  • Politeness and kindness are attributes that parents want to reinforce and encourage in their children.
    Lauryn Higgins, Parents, 7 July 2025
  • Lunches, meetings, phone calls, always Mark’s delicious southern drawl infusing us with his spirit and kindness.
    Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 7 July 2025
Noun
  • At first idly, then with what appears to be solicitude, and finally with the glee of a cat cornering a mouse before killing it, Gustav pokes into Adi’s professional failures, connecting them to Tekla’s galling success.
    Jesse Green, New York Times, 19 May 2025
  • And not just because the Supreme Court has shown great solicitude for Trump in recent years.
    Ian Millhiser, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Noun
  • Senate Republicans also added a $25 billion fund to help rural hospitals after some GOP senators expressed concern about how they could be affected by the change to provider taxes.
    July 1, CBS News, 1 July 2025
  • Reports on Monday showed that Russia had amassed some 50,000 troops on Ukraine's northern border near the Sumy region, sparking concerns that Putin could be planning another major offensive.
    Caitlin McFall, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2025
Noun
  • The cooling station — a partnership among Gastonia, Gaston County and HealthNet Gaston, the lead agency for the county’s continuum of care — opened Friday after the community raised concerns about the need for a place for the unhoused to escape the heat.
    Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 1 July 2025
  • However, the law still will prevent some immigrants from accessing services such as soup kitchens, prenatal care and crisis counseling.
    Carolyn Komatsoulis, Idaho Statesman, 1 July 2025
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“Solicitousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/solicitousness. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.

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