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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tender-minded
Adjective
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Locals are sentimental about the happy, drunken teen graduates, who are thanked by strangers for their future contributions to Denmark.—
Sarah Larson,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025 -
The conceit is inherently crowdpleasing — a man stumbling into strangers’ lives and finding unexpected connection — but Hikari steers it with earnestness, elevating it beyond sentimental comedy.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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These days, a stan is simply a zealous fan, though the negative connotations still persist.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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Their zealous fans are starving for some type of success, and Jeanty simply has too much potential to be wasted as a result of putting himself in harm's way too often.—
Robert Marvi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Perhaps Vrabel knew something optimistic fans did not know.—
Mike Sando,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Klarna was unusually optimistic about AI’s capabilities.—
Peter Cohan,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Malinauskas opened the second box, which contained a Bell & Ross Regulateur with a big, moony face and a stainless-steel bezel.—
Susan Orlean,
The New Yorker,
14 Oct. 2019
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Yet, Bronson still stood out, with his alternately creepy and moony portrayal of a man biding his time dating Wood’s mother while vying for the younger woman’s attention.—
Carla Meyer,
San Francisco Chronicle,
28 Feb. 2018
Adjective
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Believing that conversations with AI have revealed hidden truths about the world or suggested messianic missions.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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And the extreme, messianic right-wing parties would be happy with a new attempt to occupy the Strip.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
10 Aug. 2025
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“Tender-minded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tender-minded. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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