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Recent Examples of compassionately
In this story the problem is treated intimately and compassionately by a woman who knows all about it.
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Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 12 Mar. 2026
Williams says the same approach can help caregivers respond more compassionately when someone with dementia expresses a mistaken belief, confusing idea, or hallucination.
—Brian Unger, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
Sophie processes this quickly, and responds very compassionately and supportively given the time and historical context.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 27 Feb. 2026
Add in last year’s midair collision with Flight 5342 in Washington, a tragedy caused by a wayward military helicopter and compassionately handled by Isom.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 10 Feb. 2026
Orbitz should have coordinated with Aer Lingus to resolve your refund request promptly and compassionately.
—Christopher Elliott, Mercury News, 29 Dec. 2025
When local agencies and nonprofits stay connected — listening to one another, planning ahead and sharing information as needs arise — support can move quickly and compassionately.
—Casey Castillo, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Nov. 2025
Harris compassionately explored these issues that many women faced later in life — and which rarely went represented on television.
—Time, 17 Sep. 2025
This means training businesses, libraries and public service workers to interact compassionately with people living with cognitive impairments.
—Taylor Penn-Vessels, Baltimore Sun, 18 June 2025
Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 12 Mar. 2026
Williams says the same approach can help caregivers respond more compassionately when someone with dementia expresses a mistaken belief, confusing idea, or hallucination.
—Brian Unger, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
Sophie processes this quickly, and responds very compassionately and supportively given the time and historical context.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 27 Feb. 2026
Add in last year’s midair collision with Flight 5342 in Washington, a tragedy caused by a wayward military helicopter and compassionately handled by Isom.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 10 Feb. 2026
Orbitz should have coordinated with Aer Lingus to resolve your refund request promptly and compassionately.
—Christopher Elliott, Mercury News, 29 Dec. 2025
When local agencies and nonprofits stay connected — listening to one another, planning ahead and sharing information as needs arise — support can move quickly and compassionately.
—Casey Castillo, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Nov. 2025
Harris compassionately explored these issues that many women faced later in life — and which rarely went represented on television.
—Time, 17 Sep. 2025
This means training businesses, libraries and public service workers to interact compassionately with people living with cognitive impairments.
—Taylor Penn-Vessels, Baltimore Sun, 18 June 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for compassionately
Adverb
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Two of the emails to potential witnesses were the subjects of email strings associated with bloggers who have written extensively and sympathetically about Boyne.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
16 Feb. 2026
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But Thompson ends her story with Cabey and his mother, while Williams closes with an interview with Goetz, who is allowed to emerge, if not exactly sympathetically, then at least as a three-dimensional figure.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
12 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Are there large-scale breeders that treat their breeding dogs and cats and puppies and kittens humanely, and how will they be impacted by the law?—
Krista Kafer,
Denver Post,
27 Mar. 2026
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Paws for a Cause, a nonprofit group, spayed and neutered 131 cats during the tour at no cost to those who humanely trapped and/or take care of the animals.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Ella Stiller arrives as Patience, Valerie’s social-media guru, Jack O’Brien sweetly plays her new hairdresser, and Andrew Scott, doing the most to eradicate any lingering Hot Priest vibes, plays a wildly unctuous NuNet executive.—
Jennifer Silverman,
Rolling Stone,
29 Mar. 2026
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Redmayne brings a sweetly doltish everyman energy to this increasingly off-kilter affair, with much of the dialogue between him and his co-stars (including Stratton-Twine as the missing woman’s slacker brother) improvised in disarmingly shaggy fashion.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
20 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Residents should speak up — clearly, respectfully and urgently.—
Randy Linville,
Baltimore Sun,
18 Mar. 2026
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Mike always conducted himself respectfully and with care for those around him.—
S.E. Jenkins,
CBS News,
16 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Shortly before launching his solo career in 1972, Thompson politely declined Don Henley and Glenn Frey’s overtures to join what soon became the Eagles.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Mar. 2026
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The scene plays out as if the actors are politely averting their eyes while performing, without conjuring the deep moral revulsion Wolfe and LaChiusa might’ve intended.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
19 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Scorsese shoots them beautifully and deferentially.—
Matt Weinstock,
New Yorker,
25 Mar. 2026
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Princess Bride is superbly planned and deferentially orchestrated — its theme fits its telling.—
Duane Byrge,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Analysts also think CoreWeave is financing its massive capex plans prudently.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
24 Mar. 2026
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China's ambassador on disarmament, Shen Jian, did not directly address DiNanno's charge but said Beijing had always acted prudently and responsibly on nuclear issues.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
6 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Rather than trying to cram in too much, Irontown Modular has sensibly kept things nice and simple inside, and this helps lend the space an open and spacious appearance.—
Adam Williams
March 03,
New Atlas,
3 Mar. 2026
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Ukraine sensibly sees firm security guarantees as the necessary starting point to ensure that any territorial concessions don’t become a foothold from which Russia can simply resume its attack.—
Elizabeth Shackelford,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Compassionately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compassionately. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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