tender-minded

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for tender-minded
Adjective
  • Meanwhile, Fresnel was feeling sentimental about the full-circle moment for her fledgling brand, which takes its inspiration from a ‘borrowed from the boys’ type vibe.
    Freya Drohan, Vogue, 6 Mar. 2025
  • This Earth sign is also ruled by Venus, and the King is equally sentimental and passionate, believing in love at first sight.
    Valerie Mesa, People.com, 4 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Many nations across the Global South—including key players in Asia, Africa, and Latin America—do not share Europe's zealous support for Ukraine in its war against Russia.
    Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
  • Now President Trump is aggressively seeking to reduce the size and strength of the IRS amid his zealous initiative to shrink the workforce and activities of the federal government.
    Bruce Brumberg, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • The Future of Foreign Aid: Rethink, Not Retreat Despite dramatic aid shifts being experienced around the world, Haddad remains cautiously optimistic.
    Daphne Ewing-Chow, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
  • But while many in Altadena’s entrepreneurial community remain optimistic about a recovery, multiple business owners described lengthy and difficult roads ahead.
    Alex Harring, CNBC, 28 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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
  • But because this enterprise has been spearheaded by a sleazy politician with an almost messianic hold on his fans, Mark Ruffalo’s Kenneth Marshall, too many aspiring space cadets have signed up.
    Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Philip Kennicott at the Washington Post wrote, Corbet’s depiction of architecture as a profession is painfully dated, based on a handful of 20th century messianic figures who sought not just to make buildings, but to remake the world.
    Matt Shaw, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
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“Tender-minded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tender-minded. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.

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