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The Audacity is better when dealing more sympathetically with teenagers like Tess, who’s grown tired of rebellion as the answer to her discontent.—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
17 May 2026 -
But the scenes she’s devised for these sympathetically difficult oddballs go nowhere.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2026
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Maggie also smiles tolerantly when Hank keeps his hand on her knee for a few beats too many, or leans in close during chats.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
9 Oct. 2025
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We are taxed, compassionately pass bills, paid for with Bonds, attend black tie dinners, and hear about 10-year plans after 10-year plans to solve the problem Sacramento is creating.—
Linh Tat,
Oc Register,
4 May 2026
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In this story the problem is treated intimately and compassionately by a woman who knows all about it.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
12 Mar. 2026
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Duplan was, charitably, a poor leader.—
Theo Baker,
The Atlantic,
24 Apr. 2026
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The new Beaches is most charitably viewed as an oldies act for a movie.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
22 Apr. 2026
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To find out more, the researchers humanely excised additional fragments from the feet, main body and tentacles of the marine animals and ran a number of lab experiments in untreated seawater.—
Jacopo Prisco,
CNN Money,
28 May 2026
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Zoo officials said his health has continued to decline, and he was humanely euthanized on Tuesday.—
Christa Swanson,
CBS News,
26 May 2026
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The concession stand has hot dogs for sale, but the concept also is mercifully not carried too far.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
1 June 2026
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Second person returns me, mercifully, to Beginner’s Mind.—
Cressida Leyshon,
New Yorker,
31 May 2026
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Other images shared by Brittany on social media included her tenderly holding little Golden, Bronze enjoying an ice cream and Patrick taking to the water with his youngest daughter on a paddleboard.—
Clare Fisher,
PEOPLE,
26 May 2026
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At the top of the frame is the father’s veiny hand, tenderly brushing rubble away from the infant’s forehead.—
Taran Dugal,
New Yorker,
23 May 2026
Adverb
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The two part cordially—Rick expects nothing more.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
29 May 2026
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Next, cordially invite the other person into a conversation, building rapport without putting them on the spot.—
Lisa Pavia-Higel,
The Conversation,
27 May 2026
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“Understandingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/understandingly. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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