as in compassionate
having or marked by sympathy and consideration for others
a kindhearted young man who shoveled his elderly neighbor's driveway after the blizzard
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Recent Examples of kindhearted
Never mind that Fellowes has telegraphed from episode 1 that Marian is destined to end up with Bertha's kindhearted son, Larry (Harry Richardson); the showrunner is in no rush to bring these rather uninspiring young scions together.
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EW.com, 27 Oct. 2023
Our charities are always in need of kindhearted volunteers.
—Dallas News, 14 Sep. 2023
Julianne Nicholson might be the biggest surprise, playing Weird Al’s kindhearted mother.
—Tyler Coates, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Aug. 2023
Watch the video to see a kindhearted man save a baby raccoon from drowning.
—Carissa Quiambao, USA TODAY, 24 July 2023
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EW.com, 27 Oct. 2023
Our charities are always in need of kindhearted volunteers.
—Dallas News, 14 Sep. 2023
Julianne Nicholson might be the biggest surprise, playing Weird Al’s kindhearted mother.
—Tyler Coates, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Aug. 2023
Watch the video to see a kindhearted man save a baby raccoon from drowning.
—Carissa Quiambao, USA TODAY, 24 July 2023
See all Example Sentences for kindhearted
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kindhearted
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Take compassionate, caring actions to support others.Stephanie Innes, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
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But the real knockout is Saldaña, a compassionate audience surrogate and urgent energy source.Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
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Be kind to yourself: The election is stressing us out.Carlie Kollath Wells, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
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So try to do something kind for yourself in the process of grieving.Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Nov. 2024
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Many people believe that slavery in Latin America was a benevolent institution.Ana Lucia Araujo / Made by History, TIME, 4 Nov. 2024
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In recent years, the naive belief held by most Americans, that the Fed is an apolitical body of benevolent technocrats who would never use their immense, ring-of-Sauron-like power for anything but the good of humanity, has evaporated.Dave Birnbaum, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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Many states that rely on advisory committee recommendations for vaccination schedules and mandates could also choose to ignore them if people sympathetic to Kennedy’s views join the panels.Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
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With its sympathetic portraits of Donald Trump and Roy Cohn, The Apprentice is, in the end, yet another bland Hollywood biopic.A. S. Hamrah, The New York Review of Books, 31 Oct. 2024
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During the interview, Nelly also expressed his love for the singer, praising her character and thoughtful nature.Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 5 Nov. 2024
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Many other TikTok users commented, praising the mom for her thoughtful interaction with Graves.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Kindhearted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kindhearted. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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