as in sympathy
the feeling that you understand and share another person's experiences and emotions
He felt great empathy toward the poor.
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Recent Examples of empathy
Instead, there was an outpouring of grief and empathy.
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Philip Elliott, Time, 20 May 2025
Joe Biden's cancer diagnosis calls for our empathy — not our ideology, writes Armstrong Williams.
—Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 20 May 2025
Williams’ characters are vivid, human, and portrayed with humor and empathy.
—The Know, Denver Post, 18 May 2025
Generosity and empathy give way to spectacle and scorekeeping.
—Nancy Richards Farese, Mercury News, 9 May 2025
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Philip Elliott, Time, 20 May 2025
Joe Biden's cancer diagnosis calls for our empathy — not our ideology, writes Armstrong Williams.
—Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 20 May 2025
Williams’ characters are vivid, human, and portrayed with humor and empathy.
—The Know, Denver Post, 18 May 2025
Generosity and empathy give way to spectacle and scorekeeping.
—Nancy Richards Farese, Mercury News, 9 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for empathy
Noun
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Back home, Ramaphosa briefly enjoyed a wave of sympathy for remaining composed during what was the latest ambush of a foreign leader at the Oval Office.—
Sizwe Mpofu Walsh,
Time,
23 May 2025
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Grant’s toughness is rooted in playing baseball alongside two older brothers who spared no sympathy.—
Ben Bolch,
Los Angeles Times,
22 May 2025
Noun
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Read the full Cancer Daily Horoscope Leo (July 23 - August 22) Throwing a pity party?—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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Sometimes even the family refuses to take pity, as new Nashville Harbor artist Greylan James discovered.—
Tom Roland,
Billboard,
17 Apr. 2025
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Neither the writer-director — whose influences here include Mike Leigh, Ken Loach and Gus Van Sant — nor lead Frank Dillane, who acts with a nervy volatility offset by insouciant charm and humor, courts our sympathies, even as the film shows unquestionable compassion.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
24 May 2025
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What makes the company stand out, according to its owners, is a blend of artistry, technology and sense of compassion in the grieving process.—
Jessie Schiewe,
Los Angeles Times,
23 May 2025
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“Empathy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/empathy. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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