tender-minded

Definition of tender-mindednext

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Adjective
  • But Prairie Village is a sentimental spot for Bracco and his wife.
    Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2026
  • None of the people close to them care about it because the majority of the people that are advising kids now are agents who are looking at it from a business perspective, or families that are not sentimental about any of this.
    Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • As members of Biden’s team briefed the incoming secretary of state on the agreement, most expected the zealous Republican to squash the deal as too soft on Cuba’s authoritarian government, according to two people familiar with the meeting.
    Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Fans became zealous cultural foot soldiers, streaming, voting and building global communities on Instagram, TikTok and Twitter.
    Dan Bilefsky, HollywoodReporter, 21 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Guillén was optimistic the honor would happen one day.
    LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Lentsch is also optimistic that Protect Wyoming’s work can help influence public-land policy in neighboring states, and mobilize outdoorsmen beyond just the West.
    Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 3 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Get ready for a 17-year time jump, as Timothée Chalamet's older, more jaded Paul Atreides continues to wrestle with holy war, his messianic status, and the fallout from opting to marry Princess Irulan (Florence Pugh) rather than his Fremen girlfriend Chani (Zendaya).
    Richard Edwards, Space.com, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Dreamers has flat spots here and there, but its messianic clarity never has trouble filling the room.
    Brian Howe, Pitchfork, 6 Mar. 2026
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“Tender-minded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tender-minded. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.

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