sympathetically

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Recent Examples of sympathetically Her excellent debut, 2007’s Free Food for Millionaires, features upwardly mobile Korean Americans whose desire for security Lee portrayed both sympathetically and critically. — Sanjena Sathian, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026 After leaving the stand, Susan nodded sympathetically to Lindsay. — Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026 Many locals have come to view him sympathetically, as an addict drawn back into a life of drug abuse, that also happened to include high-level drug dealing. — Guthrie Scrimgeour, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 2026 Variety reported that Artificial recently received positive feedback during test screenings, and claimed that Altman and Musk are portrayed less sympathetically than other figures in the film. — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 19 June 2026 But the scenes she’s devised for these sympathetically difficult oddballs go nowhere. — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026 The boys’ mother Katherine (Nia Long) gazes sympathetically from the sidelines but doesn’t dare speak up. — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 21 Apr. 2026 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sympathetically
Adverb
  • Psychiatry is the work of building the airplane while flying it carefully, collaboratively, and compassionately, as conditions may change midair.
    — Jennifer Adaeze Okwerekwu, STAT, 1 Sep. 2026
  • When delivered compassionately, a no communicates and models a strong sense of judgment as an executive.
    — Cynthia Pong, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • Tonally, The Stunt Driver is something special — very funny but also sweetly sincere.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 11 Sep. 2026
  • In a profoundly prolific decade, Texas singer-songwriter Charley Crockett has refined a soulful country purview, crooning sweetly about love and perseverance in misfortune and yielding rave reviews and Grammy nominations.
    — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • But, respectfully, that just sounds like the opinion of someone who lives in northern Ohio.
    — Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Well, respectfully, Congressman, Congress hasn't regulated a lot of things or come forward with much legislation of late.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 20 Sep. 2026
Adverb
  • Also, wildlife and nuisance-animal trappers can be hired to humanely trap and relocate the felines.
    — Michael L. Hyman, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2026
  • His parents are the epitome of great, genuine, loving parents who did everything humanely possible to help him.
    — Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 21 Sep. 2026
Adverb
  • Bodies and histories do not politely wait outside the studio until the artist grants them entrance.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Members of the press, distributors, and other guests were politely asked to clear the area.
    — Amaia Odriozola, Vanity Fair, 20 Sep. 2026
Adverb
  • Precedent thus gave the judge reason to deferentially review settlement terms.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 15 May 2026
  • Scorsese shoots them beautifully and deferentially.
    — Matt Weinstock, New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2026
Adverb
  • My favorite picture in the book finds a sensibly blue Subaru station wagon that has somehow turned on its side in the middle of the night.
    — Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Given the limited floorspace, Tiny Tect Tiny Houses has sensibly kept the interior layout quite simple.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 29 Aug. 2026

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“Sympathetically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sympathetically. Accessed 28 Sep. 2026.

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