tender-minded

Definition of tender-mindednext

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Adjective
  • Kevin Hart got sentimental sending son Hendrix off to prom — even loaning him a watch for the evening.
    Lindy Segal, PEOPLE, 25 Apr. 2026
  • As the next generation of NFL stars showed up in style for football's big night, Jordyn Tyson laced up his older brother Jaylon Tyson's sneakers, which held a bit of their own sentimental sports history.
    Kelly McCarthy, ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • To identify books and compile the list, The Times surveyed more than 200 luminaries in the book and journalism worlds, including prize-winning authors, Man Booker Prize judges, Ivy League professors, literary agents and journalists, along with several zealous book clubs.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Even the most zealous, like young Naomi Bistline, who was eventually sentenced to prison time for her role in Bateman's criminal conspiracy, show the cracks in their belief on camera.
    Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Brian Vicente, partner at Vicente LLP, is optimistic that this week’s rescheduling is an incremental movement toward de-scheduling and maybe even legalizing marijuana altogether.
    Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2026
  • The Iran war has left uncertainty hanging over global markets for the past two months, but many market participants remain optimistic about where equities are headed, even in spite of record valuations.
    Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • That would get the doomsday Democrats and the messianic mullahs in Tehran talking.
    Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Still, analysts say the combination of messianic belief and absolutist ideology creates a system in which confrontation is not only expected, but justified.
    Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 5 Apr. 2026
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“Tender-minded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tender-minded. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.

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